Daniel J. Mount
Daniel J. Mount
Expository Songs 5.0, launched in February, tripled the size of the collection and added a database that can be searched and filtered. This new database structure makes it faster to deploy updates. Today’s update is the first small iteration that this new system has enabled. It adds 1,561 songs and removes 30 duplicates, bringing the…
Today’s launch of a new update to Expository Songs approximately triples its size and offers new ways to find exactly the songs you need. What is an expository song? In an expository song, the main idea of a passage of Scripture is the main idea of the song. Colossians 3:16 says: “Let the word of…
The text of the epistle to the Hebrews doesn’t tell us who wrote Hebrews. But it does give us clues, and external evidence gives us more clues. Because the author isn’t identified in the text, we don’t need to know who wrote it to teach or learn it. But even though it’s not essential, it…
Last updated: 3/27/22, adding two new Bent and Dents (Scotty’s in Mansfield nad K&R in Sugarcreek). Introduction Bent and Dents are discount grocery stores. The name derives from items that have dented packaging. Other items are soon to expire or have recently expired. But some items are in excellent condition and nowhere near expiration. Sometimes…
1. Prologue God used words to create this universe. He spoke, and it came to pass. He created us with the ability to use words to communicate with each other and with Him. But then the fall happened. The first communications breakdown preceded the first sin. Eve told Satan that God had forbidden eating or…
Dianne Wilkinson’s family has confirmed that she passed away earlier this week. She was one of a kind. I don’t know if I’ve ever known someone with a bigger personality or a bigger heart. It was such an honor to work with her to create her autobiography. Her songs kept the cross central and kept…
When today’s leading modern hymnwriters are interviewed on radio or podcasts, the conversation often turns to their techniques and how and why they wrote their greatest songs. Here are some of their most useful podcast interviews. Stuart Townend (How Deep the Father’s Love For Us, In Christ Alone, The Power of The Cross) Poetry and…
Whether or not you know Stuart Townend by name, chances are you know some of his songs: “In Christ Alone,” “How Deep the Father’s Love For Us,” and “Power of the Cross.” But he has written other hidden gems; if you don’t already know these, they’re worth another listen. Christ Be in my Waking Townend…
John Newton was the author of “Amazing Grace,” “Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken,” and “How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds.” William Cowper was the author of “There Is a Fountain” and “God Moves in a Mysterious Way.” They lived in the same small town in England in the mid-1700s, where John Newton was…
I am a sheep. In John 10, Jesus said: “I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own.” And He said: “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.” Our culture celebrates the powerful: Lions. Sharks. Alpha dogs. It doesn’t celebrate sheep. Sometimes…