Month: September 2022

  • Dancing Before the Lord with Wild Abandonment

    Dancing Before the Lord with Wild Abandonment

    Contributed by A. Merril Smoak, Jr., Dean of Jubilee College of Music, Olivet University  If you Google the adjective “abandoned” you will find two definitions: having been deserted or cast off – “an abandoned car” unrestrained; uninhibited – “a wild, abandoned dance” This article will reflect on the second definition as it relates to the…

  • Abandoned Hymns Bring New Life to Our Christian Worship Music

    Abandoned Hymns Bring New Life to Our Christian Worship Music

    Contributed by A. Merril Smoak, Jr., Dean of Jubilee College of Music, Olivet University If you Google the adjective “abandoned” you will find two definitions: having been deserted or cast off – “an abandoned car” unrestrained; uninhibited – “a wild, abandoned dance” This article will examine the first definition of “abandoned” as it relates to…