gentleness

September 27, 2025

A Prayer for Worshiping Gently

Have you ever considered musical worship as an opportunity for gentleness? And don’t you think we could all benefit from more gentleness in this age of outrage? As you sing with your church family tomorrow, I hope you will treat those around you humbly and tenderly, even as you sing joyfully and boldly. Let’s pray. Continue reading

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June 19, 2023

Coming Back to the Heart of Worship: 5 Facts About Gentleness that Shape How We Discuss and Do Worship Music

Gentleness is a much-abused fruit in our day and age. For the sake of “gentleness,” people are told to abandon doctrinal convictions. For the sake of “gentleness,” people are coerced into disobeying scripture’s command to teach, exhort, and admonish. To use gentleness in such ways is to misapply this powerful fruit. Gentleness, which is perhaps Continue reading

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