Chant a Psalm

I love reggae music. One group I really like is Steel Pulse. One of my favorite songs of their's is Chant a Psalm.

An interesting concept presented in the song is that chanting keeps the devil away.

Get behind me Satan
I got chant

The last verse tells us about all of the heroes of the old testament who chanted psalms.

Moses he did chant chant
Samson he did chant chant
Elijah he did chant chant
I want the whole a we fe chant chant
Solomon he did chant chant
His father King David chant chant
John the Baptist chant chant
I want the whole a we fe chant chant.

Chanting is not something any church that I have attended has done, but it is a beautiful thing. 
Many of the songs we sing in church are based on the psalms. I think it is amazing that for thousands of years, Jews and Christians have been singing and reciting the same words to express our praise to our God.

Maybe we should give chanting a try sometime. It just might keep the devil away.

Bang a drum for the rain

Jon Bon Jovi and Chris LeDoux recorded Bang a Drum together.



My wife and I are from Georgia and Texas, respectively. Both states have endured droughts in recent time. In both states, the governors Sonny Perdue and Rick Perry called on their citizens to pray for rain.

In our paper here in California this week was this advertisement.



We now live in a very different state.

Does a crimson tide flow in Auburn?

This past Sunday at church, we sang Julia Johnston's classic hymn, Grace Greater than all Our Sin.

 

 The third verse reads
Dark is the stain that we cannot hide.
What can avail to wash it away?
Look! There is flowing a crimson tide,
brighter than snow you may be today.

The line about There is flowing a crimson tide made me wonder if this song is sung in churches in Auburn, Alabama.

Children Theology

Today during church, we took communion. During the time of preparation, the pastor read from 1 Corinthians 11:23-34. After he read the 27th verse,So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord, a young girl in front of me turned to her older brother and said "That means chew with your mouth closed."