Scripture Engagement

So, you want to make a decent audio recording of some music, or speech and want to know how? There are lots of blogs and YouTube videos out there on this, but some have way too much equipment listed. Here are the bare essentials: Condenser microphone as per the picture Audio interface Cables - XLR, USB, etc. A pop filter (for speech and vocals) A DAW - digital analogue workstation - which is the software you need A room or booth ('yurt') that has been sound-proofed and acoustically deadened None of this will cost very much, in fact the software (the DAW) can be obtained for free. Some people swear by Audacity , but I prefer Cakewalk by Bandlab. The other option is just to look for an audio interface that has free software bundled with it. I got a very basic version of Ableton bundled with my Komplete Audio 2. Ableton does way more than you need it to, as it can be used for live performances, but is easy to use for recording. Another popular audio interface is the Focusrite Sca...

It's true - Arts flies the good news under people's radar screen. It's a great way of reaching people's hearts. There are lots of stories that corroborate this. In Asia there was one group that had one hundred hymns translated into their language, but the church was dwindling and few sung the hymns with enthusiasm. Some well-meaning mission workers had had these hymns translated some decades earlier, but the tunes were Western. In came some ethnomusicologists / ethnodoxologists and helped the local people work out which instruments could be used in a worship context, and then helped them write songs which used their own style of music. These songs were so popular that the church moved out of the building and into the village, and many many others started joining in with the worship times! Eventually there were a group of musicians writing songs and leading worship in their community, and the church continued to grow. This is just one of many stories I could share....

This is a controversial topic for some! There are those who think that only pianos and organs are appropriate for worship. Others are OK with drums, electric guitars and so on. What does the Bible have to say? Instruments used in the Bible Some instruments were used for false worship: 'Therefore, as soon as they heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp and all kinds of music, all the nations and peoples of every language fell down and worshiped the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.' Daniel 3:7 'They have harps and lyres at their banquets,            pipes and timbrels and wine,   but they have no regard for the deeds of the LORD,           no respect for the work of his hands.' Isa 5:12 Some for true worship:       Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet ,              praise him with the harp and lyre ,...