The arrival of the wise men signalled regime change
Why do Christmas cards show three exotically dressed men on camels? How could just three travellers terrify King Herod to the extent that, like Pharaoh centuries before, he ordered the…
Album review: Clannad celebrates 40 years of heavenly harmonies
Nádúr /Christ Church Cathedral (CD and DVD) Clannad (ARC Music) Forty years of heavenly harmonies by Irish band Clannad have been marked with not only a live album and DVD…
Album review: Hope, ache and struggle after the heady days of “Delirious?”
Of Burdens, Birds and Stars Stu G Gone are the days when we used to sing twee “happy ever after” songs about the Christian life. Older and wiser, some of…
CD review: “Deeper wells of worship” in a sung liturgy for a healing service
The Healing Experience Grenville Richard Harding and Jane Weeden Classical music remains on the edge of mainstream worship in the 21st century. Yes, some churches might experiment with a “special…