Once a month, a United Methodist pastor hires a songwriter for an evening of music and contemplation at Singin’ River Brewing Co. in Florence, Alabama. Those discussions get deep sometimes.
Scholar Ted Campbell has edited a book for devotional reading of early Methodist hymns. Each of the 126 hymn texts is followed by a short commentary from Campbell.
A Middle Tennessee church holiday pageant inspired a lighthearted Christmas single from singer-songwriter Amy Speace. It’s called “First United Methodist Day Care Christmas Show.”
Increasingly over the past four decades, United Methodist congregations with choirs have included a service of Lessons and Carols among their Advent or Christmas musical celebrations. While the music may be what draws people to the services, what actually drives the vigil form of worship historically is an extended period of listening to the Scriptures.
