This month, from Doug Jones: Before Warren Carter’s “Essential Guide,” all the crucial info for understanding the ominous pressure of the Roman Empire on New Testament life was scattered among numerous scholars and papers. This wonderfully easy-to-read text brings readers much closer to grasping that empire that Daniel described as “exceedingly dreadful” and “pompous,” that “devoured the whole earth” to “trample it and break it in pieces.” In the midst of that world, Jesus and the apostles came along and established a very different kind of kingdom. A deadly clash had to follow. Sure, Carter has some goofy, modernist moments that are readily evident, but the vast majority of the book provides an extremely helpful guide for understanding the New Testament community.
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Have you visited worshipinharmony.com yet? If not, we strongly suggest that you stop by—especially if you’re interested in the Cantus Christi and/or robust part-singing. This website is a gathering of resources and aids designed to help you understand how Worship in Harmony works and why it’s so helpful.
For example, we have a number of collected articles on the importance of robust worship and the beauty of four-part harmony. The most recent addition (from our own Mark Reagan), discusses the challenges of part-singing and the importance of educating ourselves musically.
We also have videos to explain just how to use the Worship in Harmony CDs, either on your home stereo or on your computer. As you can see (and hear) below, they are helpfully narrated by sound technician, Austin Storm:
Finally, if you want to give Worship in Harmony a test-run, just head over to our Listen page. Not only can you hear each part individually (as well as enjoy the ensemble recording), but you can also download the sheet music and follow along with the singers—just like you would with your Cantus at home.
Keep the site in your bookmarks: we plan to regularly update it with new helps and guides, along with answers to any questions or queries we might receive. And if you have any such questions, queries, or other comments, please feel free to send us an email anytime.
For several years Canon Press has recorded Pastor Doug Wilson’s sermons at Christ Church (Moscow, ID) and made them available for purchase on CD or (more recently) for free through an online podcast.
We wanted to let you know that we’ve now begun doing the same for Pastor Toby Sumpter’s sermons at Trinity Reformed Church (also in Moscow). The sermons from both churches are available from our Online Sermons page—there you can either manually download the MP3s (along with sermon outlines), or you can subscribe to the iTunes podcast and let that handy program do all the collection work for you.
If you would rather have a CD copy of the sermon, you can always feel free to email us or give us a call (800.488.2034)—Emily (or whoever else might happen to answer the phone) would be more than happy to help you.
To celebrate both the imminent arrival of Christmas and the newly-released second edition of The Book Tree, we have put together a special package for parents and teachers—a Book Tree starter library!
This set of children’s books—hand-picked by staff members Laura Storm and Emily Young—offers a sampling of classic children’s literature. For each chapter in The Book Tree, one book has been selected, giving parents and teachers (and anyone else who wants to build up their library) a head start. Since it is patterned after The Book Tree, this package has something for all ages: beginning readers, curious middle-schoolers, and older children ready for the challenge of reading classic novels and biographies. (And who knows! “Adult” readers just might find something they’d like to read, too.)
For more information on this special offer (available only in November), visit the Starter Library item page. From here you can take a look at each book individually and see what Elizabeth McCallum and Jane Scott wrote about it. But don’t forget to return to the Starter Library if you want to purchase the complete set!
Before Warren Carter’s “Essential Guide,” all the crucial info for understanding the ominous pressure of the Roman Empire on New Testament life was scattered among numerous scholars and papers. This wonderfully easy-to-read text brings readers much closer to grasping that empire that Daniel described as “exceedingly dreadful” and “pompous,” that “devoured the whole earth” to “trample it and break it in pieces.” In the midst of that world, Jesus and the apostles came along and established a very different kind of kingdom. A deadly clash had to follow. Sure, Carter has some goofy, modernist moments that are readily evident, but the vast majority of the book provides an extremely helpful guide for understanding the New Testament community.
