Kevin Mills grew up at Vineville Baptist Church in Macon. He attended the traditional worship services with his family and friends. Folks dressed in their “Sunday best,” sat in the pews and admired ...

Religious texts are the backbone of faith and help followers put their beliefs into action. These teachings are interpreted during worship services through sermons, messages and readings, but also ...

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Hymns are songs of praise and worship, often sung in religious settings like churches. They typically have meaningful lyrics, with melodies that are easy to sing along to. They have been an important ...

Noreen Schofield knows she did her job if her fellow parishioners leave Mass feeling better than they did when they arrived. The music she and her fellow Catholics provide each weekend at Mary, Mother ...

It’s no wonder many of the church’s great prayers and meditations have been set to music through the ages. Comforting, convicting and inspiring verses are made even more stirring and memorable with ...

After the emergence and growing presence of Christian praise songs on Sunday, some modern hymn writers are looking to go retro. According to NPR, husband-and-wife duo Keith and Kristyn Getty of ...

“To be a specialist about hymns is rare.” He is also an author/composer who has contributed to several hymn collections. His name adorns number 256, the final song in Hymns for Worship: "God We Sing ...

When Western missionaries arrived in Africa in the 19th century, they disallowed the use of native musical instruments in church, which they associated with demonic worship. But now, the instruments ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) — The crowds seen buzzing last week outside the Bridgestone Arena, a regular host to the NCAA basketball tournament and a hometown venue for country music acts, were coming not ...