A Hymnal for Ordinary Time

It is Ordinary Time, the part of the church calendar that isn't dominated by a major holiday or season. It's just ordinary, everyday time. At Vintage, we are trying to see if we can find God in the ordinary time, in our work, the the beauty of everyday. Since most of our lives is lived not in the seasonal celebrations but in daily monotony, we would be in trouble if the presence of God couldn't be found in the everyday.

One of the ways we are challenging ourselves to find God in the everyday is to use everyday, ordinary music in our worship gatherings. We are trying to find God on the radio. So, we've given up on church music and worship songs. The Vintage hymnal now includes the likes of

Coldplay
Led Zeppelin
The Who
Tom Petty
Peter Gabriel
The Grateful Dead
The Beatles

In fact, we've started a Spotify playlist called Finding God in Ordinary Music. It is now over 100 songs and 6 hours of music. It's got everyone from U2 to Collective Soul, Johnny Cash to Bruce Springsteen, Bob Marley to Meat Loaf. Yes. Meat Loaf.

Have there been songs that have been especially significant to you on your spiritual journey?
Have you been able to connect with God through everyday, ordinary music?
What songs have helped you find God on the radio?

God is all around us. God is everywhere. Here's proof:




.

Big Ups to Bebo Norman

For writing a song I think Jesus would be really proud of. There are lots of versions of it on youtube with various Britney clips and pictures. I really liked the simplicity of this live version. What do you think?

Derek Webb Is At It Again

The Keith Green of our generation, Derek Webb, is once again giving away his music. This album, The Ringing Bell, is as good and prophetic as his others. Really. It's free. Enjoy.

Larry Norman, RIP

Pioneer of Christian music, Larry Norman, has died. He wrote classics like Wish We'd All Been Ready, Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music, and He's an Unidentified Flying Object. He was an odd duck. But he certainly shaped the American evangelical ghetto.