Faith in God is essential for Christian living and defines how Christians engage the world. Faith, as the Psalmist shouts at the beginning of Psalm 27, is a call that God is one’s light and salvation; ...

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I'm a bit of a congregational song nerd, and the church music folks I know talk about things like "sound pools" and "heart songs." Sound pools are what Mennonite musician, teacher, and hymnologist ...