Tuesday's Catch: 'The Role of Singing in the Life of the Church' And More

The Role of Singing in the Life of the Church
According to Scripture, God has both created and called us to sing for three principal reasons: to help us praise, to help us pray, and to help us proclaim. Let’s look at each of these reasons in turn.

10 Reasons Why Singing Is Essential to Worship
Joe Lum expounds on what the Scriptures teach about why singing is essential when God’s people gather as a congregation.

3 Spiritual Benefits of Singing in Church
Singing...is not an accessory to our worship every week. Singing is not filler in a service. Congregational singing is essential to our life with Christ.... There are really three important spiritual benefits to congregational singing.

4 Reasons Why You Should Sing at Church
...why do we sing so much at church? If you’ve grown up in church, it’s just what you’ve always done. But for those new to church, it often feels weird and can be a big barrier to moving forward in your journey exploring the claims of Christ.The truth of why we sing so much at church is that singing is a uniting action. Here are four different ways singing unites us as followers of Christ.

Your Church Needs You to Sing
Your brothers and sisters in your local church need you. They need you to show up. They need you to be engaged. And, perhaps more than many of us realize, they need you to sing.

5 Lessons Humanitarian Leaders Can Learn from Improv
Improv and humanitarian work may seem like two different worlds, but there’s more overlap than you might think.

Why Do Christians Struggle to Love?
“The Holy Spirit makes it possible for us to love like Jesus loved, which is impossible without him.”

5 Reasons Men Don’t Pray At Home
Can you honestly say that you pray regularly with your wife? If asked, what would your kids say? Do they see you depending upon and trusting God by “asking, seeking, and knocking” (Matthew 7:7)?

4 Ways To Teach Your Child About “Safe” And “Unsafe” Touch
Teaching your child about stranger danger may not be enough in today’s day and age. With the cases of child abuse steadily rising, it is important that your child knows the difference between good touch and bad touch. And although most children as young as 4 years old understand the concept of unsafe and safe touch, getting into details without a plan can make things go sideways.

Child sexual abuse occurs at home, church, and school. The perpetrator is very often someone whom the child knows.

Working on the Inside, not only the Outside
Jesus is calling people to a consistently godly life here, not one that only looks acceptable on the outside. It is easier to look godly than to actually be godly. We must work on the kinds of things that others do not see, things like resisting temptation, cultivating prayer, and deepening in our understanding of God’s word. As we do these things, our outside will also change.

Don’t Let Your Culture Keep You from Christlikeness
Each culture can demonstrate both the glory of God and the fallenness of mankind.