Welcome to The Scriptorium podcast video version with your host, author Douglas Bond. God Sings! (And Ways We Think He Ought To) my newest book has just arrived from Grand Rapids Michigan today, just in time for gift buying. Go to bondbooks.net/shop for special deals for you and everyone on your gift list. If you read any Bond book from bondbooks.net and don’t like it, I’ll give you your money back (Amazon won’t do that), no questions asked. Here’s what readers are saying about God Sings!: “If, as the Bible tells us, the Spirit-filled life is expressed in the singing of ‘psalms, hymns and spiritual songs,’ it is surely vital to know how best we should do that. In God Sings!, Douglas Bond provides us with a sure, biblically faithful, and robustly theological guide to thoughtful, God-centered, Christ-exalting, gospel-magnifying praise. In an evangelical world increasingly noted more for triviality than substance, God Sings! is a clarion call to the Church to give God the praise of which he alone is worthy.”
DR. IAN HAMILTON teaches at Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary; and at Westminster PTS, Newcastle, England; and is a Trustee of the Banner of Truth Trust, Edinburgh, Scotland
“In a day marked by the trite and the trivial, Bond calls us back to solid ground. Here is a vision of worship with roots and wings, and the music of a soul enthralled with God, overflowing with song.”
REV. NEIL C. STEWART, M.D., Christ Covenant Church, ARP
“God Sings! is an engaging book that helps attune our hearts and minds to hear the voice of God in Scripture.”
JULIA CAMERON, author, Oxford publicist, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
“Douglas Bond comes to the worship music discussion with the refreshing perspective of a seasoned writer. Instead of platitudes about beauty, glory, and excellence in music, he aims straight at the center —our tendency to idolatry in both pop and traditional realms—while succumbing to the values of a post-Christian culture. It is the only book on this topic that, instead of drawing party lines, invites readers to weigh carefully musical preferences in light of the gospel.”
DR. TERRY YOUNT, Chief Musician and Dean, Saint Andrew’s Chapel and Conservatory of Music
“Douglas Bond provides a skillful and timely critique of the theological reductionism, musical inferiority, and entertainment-focus of modern worship music, and points us to something far better. I will highly recommend this accessible and instructive book to my own congregation, and to anyone interested in this vital subject.”
REV. JON D. PAYNE, Senior Minister, Christ Church Presbyterian, Charleston, SC; Executive Coordinator, Gospel Reformation Network; Trustee, Banner of Truth Trust, Edinburgh, Scotland
“…an inspiringly fresh perspective on the state of congregational singing in contemporary worship—genuine and transparent. Bond’s thought-provoking observations are great lessons for anyone passionate about Christ-centered worship. God Sings! is a must-read.”
MARION READ, professional singer, music educator, and conductor
“Douglas Bond’s latest book God Sings! is a must read. The wit and warmth of his writing style will engage you, and the plethora of historical anecdotes will delight you. More importantly, the need to recover biblically rooted and theologically rich singing in our churches, families, and lives will challenge you. Buy three copies, one for yourself, and two to give away.”
REV. ANDY YOUNG, Minister of Oxford Evangelical Presbyterian Church, UK
“Bond argues compellingly for a recovery of God-honoring, artistically-excellent texts and tunes in the church. An even-handed and witty treatment of a delicate subject, God Sings! is a wonderful read—as engaging as it is important. It would be impossible to come away from this book without an appreciation for the best of sacred poetry and praise. So, take up and read—or perhaps better, take up and sing!”
JONATHAN LANDRY CRUSE, pastor, hymn writer, and author of Hymns of Devotion, The Christian’s True Identity, and What Happens When We Worship
“…a needed word for the church today as it is too often tossed about by the winds of culture and the lure of entertainment. Wise and winsome rather than curt and curmudgeonly, this book provides solid biblical truth in an engaging manner which makes it a delight to read. We desperately need robust, rich, formative worship and Bond is a helpful guide in that direction. I hope many will read and ponder this book.”
RAY VAN NESTE, Dean and Professor of Biblical Studies, School of Theology and Missions
Union University
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