Worship

Bass

One idea to provide some variations to piano accompaniment in supporting singing voices is on the bass line. The following is an example, being the end of song, or a section of the song, closing with a dominant 7th to tonic. The chords are in first (root) position. The melody…

isms

Query fact question

How’s it like as My friend answered, ha, I ask myself that all the time. It feels like there is some kind of expectation which is different from the older sibling. But nothing was explained or utterred or put across. All the more with the younger brother, my friend then…

The church is

Do we love

The Church is wherever God’s people are loving. Love, a topic probably most discussed, preached in churches. Fundamental to God’s relation to us, it’s how he created, formed and established relationship with us. And on that too he saved us, to repair the relationship so that we can be near…

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Wanted and loved

The Church is wherever God’s people are wanted and loved. Reflect the following questions as we think about whether the church is where God’s people feel wanted and loved. If you are in a group, why not consider discussing some of these questions to learn from each other and pray…

Fluid

How crucial is your heart?

Your heart, the one pumping in your body. How crucial is it? For yourself, it must be, without it pumping at the correct level, you might be so sick that you faint. Worse, you pass out and die. Perhaps, important to others too? Well, your physical well-being is baseline for…

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Praising

The Church is wherever God’s people are praising. When we attend mass / church services, we often sing. Singing is part of our act of worship, to praise God. To praise God is to say God is so good that he deserves our praise. There will always be things and…

Fluid

Compassion (2)

With a rare arrangement for a second practice school, I tried to start anew. Having arranged lodging in two families, I began this part and initially the subject teachers appeared to be more able to guide me. In the third week, the same problem recurred, the subject teachers were working…

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Compassion (1)

It’s more than just understanding, various dictionaries define it as a strong feeling of compassion and sadness for somebody else who is facing problems, as well as a strong desire to improve the general condition to reduce suffering. Is anyone of us compassionate? To show compassion requires a lot of…