Author: claytonfaulkner

  • Christmas is for outsiders

    Advent is always a season of reflection and anticipation. It gives me a chance to think about the nearness of…

  • Scared as hell

    If you’re a worship/liturgy leader, you probably know the name Stuart Townend. If you’re not a worship/liturgy leader, let me…

  • Why do we sing hymns? (part 3)

    Part 1 Part 2 This is the third post in a three-part series on why singing hymns (defined as “sacred…

  • Agnus Dei

    Give a listen to a new setting of the Agnus Dei I composed today: Agnus Dei Jesus, Lamb of God,…

  • "Wholesome" Christianity

    What do you think about the word “wholesome?” Can a person be wholesome? What if someone mentioned that they wouldn’t…

  • iPhone Worship Music – "How Great Is Our God"

    httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaJ4A7mXJH8 Notice its not a mic he’s singing into – its an iPhone.

  • Happy All Saints' Sunday!

    Here is a little quick-and-dirty home recording of “Shall We Gather at the River” for all my fans! 🙂 Shall…

  • Why do we sing hymns? (part 2)

    Part 1 of why we sing hymns HERE. God’s people have been singing hymns for a long time. It’s not…

  • The GaGa Samaritan

    Brilliant! This animated parable is available from Proost. HT to Jonny Baker. You can read the original version of Jesus’…

  • Why do we sing hymns?

    First we should settle on a definition of what a “hymn” is. For some it’s already a loaded term. But…