“Lining out” is the practice of singing or stating the upcoming lines of a hymn for the congregation by a song leader or preacher. Typically, the words are stated quickly, and then sung in a drawn-out ...

Nothing like a golden oldie on the radio to get the feet tapping and the memories rolling. But for First Congregational Church of Houston, which prides itself on a progressive theology and an ...

George Linney once compiled a list of 300 church hymns he knew by heart, first verse to last. But his favorite was “Blessed Assurance,” the traditional and quietly elegant ode to the power of faith ...