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Live in the Studio with Jon Guerra

Celebrated singer-songwriter Jon Guerra joins TLC for a conversation about music, theology, and life—and a few live tunes.

Hidden Gems: Some Not So Popular Christmas Music

Unlike some "background" Christmas music, these selections reveal a world changed by the Incarnation but which still aches for his return.

Coltrane Hits a Wall

The music of 1960s blues artist John Coltrane has within it a yearning, the hope to be fully alive in God.

The Gifts of Chant

Chant is the musical expression of the Church’s mission: it is able to speak to the world, in the world, but yet is not quite of the world.

On Calling an Organist

Hiring a church musician is not a search for a technician, but discernment, seeking one who will join the ministry of Word and Sacrament.

No Small Endeavor: The Hillbilly Thomists

The Hillbilly Thomists bring together bluegrass, bourbon, and the Bible.

A Marriage Made in Heaven: St. John’s, Tampa

For Christian Wood, rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Tampa, Florida, being a rector is a lot like being married: You have to figure out what your partner wants.

Making Music with What’s Possible and Pastoral

It is more important to help people sing what they enjoy than to impose a monolithic vision of what they are supposed to enjoy.

‘I’ve Heard There Was a Secret Chord’

For Andy Doyle, Erika von Haaren, Alicia Hager, Paul Jacobson, and Skip Walker, the creativity of music is integral to their ordained ministry.

Lord, Teach Us to Sing

A new collection of essays brings theology and music into a much-desired conversation. In sum, the authors argue that the body of Christ follows our Lord in his own song.

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