http://www.singforjoy.org Sing For Joy expresses, through sacred choral music and thoughtful commentary, the biblical themes that are the basis of Christian worship for each week in the church year. This half-hour program prepares listeners for worship, reinforces their worship experience and, for many listeners, is their primary form of worship during the week. The musical performances "do the talking," while the concise commentary illustrates the meaning of the texts. http://www.singforjoy.org/rss/rss-image.jpg http://www.singforjoy.org 200 96 en-us (c) St. Olaf College There is a time for explanation and a time for adoration. On the next Sing For Joy, Trinity Sunday is observed with the music of adoration. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1305.html#week4 2013-05-26_SFJ Sun, 26 May 2013 00:01:00 CST The world is often moved negatively by spirits: spirits of revenge, fear, greed. On the next Sing For Joy we celebrate the presence of a Spirit moving in the world to make it sing. Let your own spirit be moved this way. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1305.html#week3 2013-05-19_SFJ Sun, 19 May 2013 00:01:00 CST The Christian Church remembers the Ascension of Christ not as a story of Jesus vanishing, but a story of Jesus ascending to an eternal throne. So farewell songs are not the order of the day; songs of majesty and celebration are. You’ll hear them on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1305.html#week2 2013-05-12_SFJ Sun, 12 May 2013 00:01:00 CST Peace like a river, is made up of several currents, all flowing in the same direction: currents of justice, mercy, dignity, life. Songs of peace will buoy you up on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1305.html#week1 2013-05-05_SFJ Sun, 5 May 2013 00:01:00 CST The Bible commands people to love; but to say love is a duty, doesn’t tell the whole story. As you will hear in the music this week on Sing For Joy, the duty to love is also a delight. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1304.html#week4 2013-04-28_SFJ Sun, 28 April 2013 00:01:00 CST Human beings often bristle at the idea of needing a shepherd. Pride and independence reject that, but something in the soul longs for a good shepherd all the same. Much of the music on the next Sing For Joy is about a good shepherd. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1304.html#week3 2013-04-21_SFJ Sun, 21 April 2013 00:01:00 CST Big ideas and stirring stories – like Easter - welcome grand and glorious music. But if an idea or story is profound – like Easter – it can be expressed in simple tunes as well. You’ll hear both kinds on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1304.html#week2 2013-04-14_SFJ Sun, 14 April 2013 00:01:00 CST In some places, Easter has come and gone, but not on Sing For Joy. One day is not enough to celebrate Easter. The message and the great music continue. Hear it on our next program. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1304.html#week1 2013-04-07_SFJ Sun, 7 April 2013 00:01:00 CST What do rolling stones, rolling piano chords, happy music, and Alleluia have in common? They are all part of the next Sing For Joy. Join us for a musical celebration of Easter. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1303.html#week5 2013-03-31_SFJ Sun, 31 March 2013 00:01:00 CST Palm Sunday. For many people who grew up in a church, those two words, Palm Sunday, stir up images of children’s choirs, cheerfully holding palm branches and walking up the aisle of the church. Palm Sunday music can please the memory and stir the soul. Let it do that, on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1303.html#week4 2013-03-24_SFJ Sun, 24 March 2013 00:01:00 CST It is the season of Lent for many Christians around the world. A time of fasting and prayer. And if the life of prayer could be strengthened by fasting from music, Lent should be music-less. For most people, however, music is an aid, not an obstacle to prayer, as you will hear on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1303.html#week3 2013-03-17_SFJ Sun, 17 March 2013 00:01:00 CST The novelist Thomas Wolfe once said You Can't Go Home again. That is half true. The other half of the truth, however, is told by the Prodigal Son who discovered that because of love and forgiveness he could go home again. Hear music from the Prodigal Son's point of view on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1303.html#week2 2013-03-10_SFJ Sun, 10 March 2013 00:01:00 CST The time of Lent in the Church, is a time of reflection and contemplation. A time when people consider that spiritual fulfillment might be as basic for genuine human living as the need for water. On the next Sing For Joy you will hear music that thirsts for the spirit. Join us, and be refreshed. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1303.html#week1 2013-03-03_SFJ Sun, 3 March 2013 00:01:00 CST Faithfulness. The word makes some people think of stalwart characters like Abraham. And it made Abraham think of God. On the next Sing For Joy we'll hear music that celebrates faithfulness. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1302.html#week4 2013-02-24_SFJ Sun, 24 February 2013 00:01:00 CST The time of Lent in the church year is a time without decorations, gifts, or greeting cards, but it is not lacking in wonderful music. If Sing For Joy, a program heard on this station, has not been part of your weekly routine, we invite you to change that, make it part of your Lenten discipline this year. You'll be glad you did. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1302.html#week3 2013-02-17_SFJ Sun, 17 February 2013 00:01:00 CST Not every story inspires fine art and music, but some do, and Bible stories seem to do it very well. On the next Sing For Joy it is the Bible story of transfiguration that inspires the music. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1302.html#week2 2013-02-10_SFJ Sun, 10 February 2013 00:01:00 CST There are a lot of songs about love in this wide world, but songs about the deeper beauty of love divine seem to be the most enduring. We'll hear such love songs on the next Sing For Joy. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1302.html#week1 2013-02-03_SFJ Sun, 3 February 2013 00:01:00 CST Because of the way the human brain is structured, music can do good inspirational work even in listeners who are not focused on what they are hearing, but paying attention brings an even greater reward, as you will hear on the next Sing For Joy. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1301.html#week4 2013-01-27_SFJ Sun, 27 January 2013 00:01:00 CST A kiss, a handshake, a smile – all these moments often are filled with meaning. On the next Sing For Joy you will hear music for the season of Epiphany, a season which remembers some small moments in the life of Jesus that often had great meaning. And great music celebrates those moments. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1301.html#week3 2013-01-20_SFJ Sun, 20 January 2013 00:01:00 CST In one branch of the Christian church, the Eastern Orthodox family, the story of the magi and the story of Jesus baptism are usually told together in early January. We'll do some of the same on the next Sing For Joy. I hope you'll join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1301.html#week2 2013-01-13_SFJ Sun, 13 January 2013 00:01:00 CST The date on which much of the Christian world celebrates Epiphany is January 6th, and this year that day falls on a Sunday. On the next Sing For Joy, music for Epiphany is featured. You won't need to bring gold, frankincense or myrrh, just an open heart to enjoy . . . let's call it Magi Music. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1301.html#week1 2013-01-06_SFJ Sun, 06 January 2013 00:01:00 CST Don't let the Christmas season slip away too quickly. Let it linger, savor it, with music of the season on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1212.html#week5 2012-12-30_SFJ Sun, 30 December 2012 00:01:00 CST The celebration of Christmas might involve gifts and special foods and decorations, but for many people, it relies even more on music. On the next Sing For Joy you will hear the song of Mother Mary, and some of the grand carols of Christmas as well. You'll be glad you joined us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1212.html#week4 2012-12-23_SFJ Sun, 23 December 2012 00:01:00 CST Any voice that speaks good news is lovely. So it is that the church has called the voice of John the Baptist a thrilling voice. And you will hear thrilling music to express it on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1212.html#week3 2012-12-16_SFJ Sun, 16 December 2012 00:01:00 CST The Advent season calls for attentiveness, but no one can listen attentively to everything. So make your listening worthwhile. Tune in to Sing for Joy: music worth your time and attention. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1212.html#week2 2012-12-09_SFJ Sun, 09 December 2012 00:01:00 CST Poets pause to pay attention - often to very ordinary things. The Advent season encourages everyone to be a poet in that sense; to slow down just enough to rediscover holiness in the ordinary. Music for the Advent season begins on the next Sing For Joy. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1212.html#week1 2012-12-02_SFJ Sun, 02 December 2012 00:01:00 CST There was a time in early American history when colonists sang because they were free from a king. Many of them, however, continued to sing praise to Christ as King. Sing For Joy celebrates Christ the King Sunday with great music. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1211.html#week4 2012-11-25_SFJ Sun, 25 November 2012 00:01:00 CST Music can give rest to a weary soul, and stir up thoughtfulness in the open mind. For both kinds of music, join us on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1211.html#week3 2012-11-18_SFJ Sun, 18 November 2012 00:01:00 CST Song and dance have a reputation for being frivolous, for entertainment purposes only. But singing (and dancing) can also carry profound meaning. Radio can't bring you a beautiful dance, but it can bring you music of meaning and delight. Join us for the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1211.html#week2 2012-11-11_SFJ Sun, 11 November 2012 00:01:00 CST In early November, many Christians around the world take note of All Saints Day. On the next Sing For Joy you'll hear music celebrating that occasion. And it is wonderful music. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1211.html#week1 2012-11-04_SFJ Sun, 04 November 2012 00:01:00 CST This week on Sing For Joy we feature a church full of people singing together at a hymn festival called "Home, Harvest, and Healing." The mood is contagious; you might want to want to sing along. Feel free. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1210.html#week4 2012-10-28_SFJ Sun, 28 October 2012 00:01:00 CST Sing For Joy is a program that wants you to experience music’s gift for interpreting words. The music of the church is not mere decoration, it is demonstration – or spiritual exploration – of the meaning of the word. Join us and be enriched. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1210.html#week3 2012-10-21_SFJ Sun, 21 October 2012 00:01:00 CST Music can seem unreasonable, irrational. It sings about trouble, grief, pain - even death that comes creeping in the door. Why sing about such things? No reason - unless there is something more profound that outlasts human trouble. Join us on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1210.html#week2 2012-10-14_SFJ Sun, 14 October 2012 00:01:00 CST The next Sing For Joy celebrates creation. We can't use color, water, earth or sky. Such things don't work on radio. But we will use music! Join us to give thanks for the beauty of the earth. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1210.html#week1 2012-10-07_SFJ Sun, 07 October 2012 00:01:00 CST One of the themes of the next Sing for Joy is honesty. Is music just a pretty face put on messages to make people feel good, or is it an honest expression of heart and mind? It can be both, of course. But join us to hear music that wants to be truthful. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1209.html#week5 2012-09-30_SFJ Sun, 30 September 2012 00:01:00 CST Music has power to turn and hold a person's attention. It is hard to ignore. That's part of the reason the church has loved music: it helps listeners pay attention. Sing For Joy brings you such music each week. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1209.html#week4 2012-09-23_SFJ Sun, 23 September 2012 00:01:00 CST Neither the events of daily life nor Bible stories always leave people in the mood to sing. But there is something about both life and the Bible that eventually calls for music making. Such music of reflection awaits you on the next Sing For Joy. Join Us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1209.html#week3 2012-09-16_SFJ Sun, 16 September 2012 00:01:00 CST Life can bring occasions and experiences that leave one at a loss for words. When the experience is a spiritual one, full of grace and goodness, one word – Alleluia – can be enough. Hear it on the next Sing for Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1209.html#week2 2012-09-09_SFJ Sun, 09 September 2012 00:01:00 CST Any number of things might cause one to sing on this upcoming Labor Day weekend. On Sing for Joy it is the beauty of the earth, and far more as well, that leads choirs, congregations, and the human heart to sing. Whether you listen or sing along, I hope you'll join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1209.html#week1 2012-09-02_SFJ Sun, 02 September 2012 00:01:00 CST At weddings, most couples do not shout their vows; they make them quietly, yet joyfully. That is often the tone of genuine commitment. So the music of commitment can be gentle and still joyful. Hear it on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1208.html#week4 2012-08-26_SFJ Sun, 26 August 2012 00:01:00 CST Much of the art in European and American museums depicts scenes and stories from the Bible. The same is true of the music. Each week on Sing For Joy, you hear such music; sometimes powerful enough to stop you in your tracks, other times gentle enough to calm your anxiety; always offered to feed the soul. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1208.html#week3 2012-08-19_SFJ Sun, 19 August 2012 00:01:00 CST O Taste and See. Once again this week on Sing For Joy, bread, music, and word combine to feed the soul. Join us for a musical feast. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1208.html#week2 2012-08-12_SFJ Sun, 12 August 2012 00:01:00 CST Music is like good bread: it can be plentiful, but still wonderful. That is, full of wonder. It is ordinary without ever being merely ordinary. Listen to the next Sing For Joy where music and bread come together. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1208.html#week1 2012-08-05_SFJ Sun, 05 August 2012 00:01:00 CST Some people might say it takes a glad mind to sing a glad song. But listen to the next Sing for Joy and see if it doesn't also work the other way around: a joyful song or two can help your mind be glad. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1207.html#week5 2012-07-29_SFJ Sun, 29 July 2012 00:01:00 CST The 23rd Psalm is an infinite source of inspiration. In every generation artists, musicians, and people in need make it their own. We hear the results of that inspiration next time on Sing for Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1207.html#week4 2012-07-22_SFJ Sun, 22 July 2012 00:01:00 CST On the next Sing For Joy you'll hear this hymn which says that God is beyond all praising. That has never stopped musicians, poets, and a host of others from singing praise anyway. And doing it very well. I hope you'll join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1207.html#week3 2012-07-15_SFJ Sun, 15 July 2012 00:01:00 CST Most of the time, picking up a song – that is, singing, whistling or listening – is a way of laying down at least part of a burden. It's as if music lightens a load. On the next Sing For Joy, we provide music for you to pick up. I hope you'll join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1207.html#week2 2012-07-08_SFJ Sun, 08 July 2012 00:01:00 CST Sometimes clear water runs not in rushing rivers, but just underground; like hope - in places where a hasty look sees none. Music of hope in the midst of trouble is sweet music. And you'll hear it on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1207.html#week1 2012-07-01_SFJ Sun, 01 July 2012 00:01:00 CST June is a lovely month in the northern hemisphere; the harshness of high summer is still ahead and the chill of spring is long gone. It is a month to celebrate creation. Music that does that is part of the next Sing For Joy. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1206.html#week4 2012-06-24_SFJ Sun, 24 June 2012 00:01:00 CST June is growing season in much of the United States and Canada; and growing season is mentioned in the Bible texts read in many churches this week. So songs and hymns of growth will be heard on the next Sing For Joy. Make it part of your summertime listening. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1206.html#week3 2012-06-17_SFJ Sun, 17 June 2012 00:01:00 CST Is music like talk? Can it vary from meaningful to trivial? If so, Sing For Joy is a program that favors meaningful music, and invites you to listen with both your head and heart. Every week. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1206.html#week2 2012-06-10_SFJ Sun, 10 June 2012 00:01:00 CST Christianity – or perhaps anything that is related to grace – is best taught, not with a sword or a stick, but with a song. In celebration of Trinity Sunday, and every week, Sing for Joy lives up to its name. It sings. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1206.html#week1 2012-06-03_SFJ Sun, 03 June 2012 00:01:00 CST On the 50th day after Passover, the Jewish calendar has a day of Pentecost. On the 50th day after Easter Sunday, the Christian calendar has a day by the same name. It is that celebration that influences the selection of music we hear this time on Sing For Joy. We begin with a musical prayer, 'Come Creator Spirit, Come,' sung in Latin: Veni, Creator Spiritus.  http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1205.html#week4 2012-05-27_SFJ Sun, 27 May 2012 00:01:00 CST The word ascension can apply to physical things like climbing stairs, but also to matters of authority. It is because the ascension of Christ is about the authority of grace and love that the Christian church has wanted to sing about it. You’ll hear that music on the next Sing For Joy. Join us.  http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1205.html#week3 2012-05-20_SFJ Sun, 20 May 2012 00:01:00 CST Love is universal; known in all languages and among all people. And music is universal. Put the two together and songs of love abound. On the next Sing For Joy, songs about the universal love of God will make your heart sing.  http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1205.html#week2 2012-05-13_SFJ Sun, 13 May 2012 00:01:00 CST Why have so many Bible stories, verses, and ideas been set to music? Because it just seems right. God is love, the Bible says, and singing it seems better than just saying it. You’ll hear that musical goodness on the next Sing For Joy. I hope you’ll be listening. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1205.html#week1 2012-05-06_SFJ Sun, 06 May 2012 00:01:00 CST One of the most widely known poems ever written must be Psalm 23, the Lord is my Shepherd. It is recited frequently, and on the next Sing For Joy, you'll hear it sung in a wonderful variety of ways. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1204.html#week6 2012-04-29_SFJ Sun, 29 April 2012 00:01:00 CST Sometimes Sing For Joy invites you to sing along with the great hymns and music of the church. On the next program you might want to whistle along. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1204.html#week5 2012-04-22_SFJ Sun, 22 April 2012 00:01:00 CST Easter comes and Easter goes. But before it goes, it lingers for a whole 49 day season in the church. On the next Sing For Joy, you will hear evidence that the Easter season is still very much alive and well! Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1204.html#week4 2012-04-15_SFJ Sun, 15 April 2012 00:01:00 CST When the women disciples of Jesus went early on Easter morning to his tomb, they were probably not singing; they were weeping. But within days - if not hours - the word Arisen must have been music in their ears, as well as on their lips. We sing with them on the next Sing For Joy. I hope you'll join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1204.html#week3 2012-04-08_SFJ Sun, 08 April 2012 00:01:00 CST Can Palm Sunday be properly celebrated where no palm trees grow? As long as you have music, the answer is a resounding yes. Wave a palm branch, if you have one, but be sure to tune in to the next Sing For Joy. Great Palm Sunday music awaits you. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1204.html#week1 2012-04-01_SFJ Sun, 01 April 2012 00:01:00 CST There is a long and noble tradition in the Christian Church that is somewhat counter-intuitive. It says confession can be put to music and sung. We'll explore that tradition on the next Sing For Joy. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1203.html#week4 2012-03-25_SFJ Sun, 25 March 2012 00:01:00 CST Sometimes people cheapen the meaning of the word love by using it superficially in speech or songs. But when love is expressed in lovely music, it isn't superficial, it has power to restore and heal. Such music can be heard on the next Sing For Joy. I hope you'll listen. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1203.html#week3 2012-03-18_SFJ Sun, 18 March 2012 00:01:00 CST Poetry is a way of telling a kind of truth that physics can't tell. Only in poetry, not physics, do the heavens sing. And you can hear the heavens sing (along with some very fine choirs) every week on Sing For Joy. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1203.html#week2 2012-03-11_SFJ Sun, 11 March 2012 00:01:00 CST When a group turns into a violent mob, it is ugly, but when it turns into a choir, something is right with the world. Each week, Sing For Joy brings you inspiring choral music of the church. Enjoy something right with the world. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1203.html#week1 2012-03-04_SFJ Sun, 04 March 2012 00:01:00 CST The season of Lent in the Christian church is something like a dark rainstorm brewing over a thirsty land. It sends people scurrying for cover while at the same time they welcome it as life-giving. Music can be like such a storm, and you will hear that for yourself on the next Sing For Joy. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1202.html#week4 2012-02-26_SFJ Sun, 26 February 2012 00:01:00 CST Sometimes music invites us to be quiet and listen, other times it is perfectly happy to have us sing along. You'll hear both kinds on the next Sing For Joy. I hope you'll join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1202.html#week3 2012-02-19_SFJ Sun, 19 February 2012 00:01:00 CST Normally when you're ill, either your body or your spirit refuses to sing. Sometimes both do. But in the Christian Church's collection of old and new music, there are songs for healing. Hear them on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1202.html#week2 2012-02-12_SFJ Sun, 12 February 2012 00:01:00 CST Jessye Norman – and a great many other singers as well - will "tell the world" on the next Sing For Joy. Listen, and be refreshed. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1202.html#week1 2012-02-05_SFJ Sun, 05 February 2012 00:01:00 CST Weary of junk mail messages? There are still times and places in life when it can be said, "How lovely are the messengers." And I’m happy to remind you that Sing For Joy is one of those places. The musical messengers and their messages are here for you each week. Don’t miss it. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1201.html#week5 2012-01-29_SFJ Sun, 29 January 2012 00:01:00 CST Being confused and disoriented is sometimes called getting yourself all turned around, and it is a negative thing. But in the ethical life, turning is often a positive thing. And music can encourage a person to keep turning, turning, till they come 'round right. Join us on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1201.html#week4 2012-01-22_SFJ Sun, 22 January 2012 00:01:00 CST Life is like a call and response song. We respond to what we see and hear and understand. The music of the church sometimes calls, sometimes is a response. Hear it both ways on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1201.html#week3 2012-01-15_SFJ Sun, 15 January 2012 00:01:00 CST There are nowhere near as many songs about the Baptism of Jesus as about the birth of Jesus, but there are some. And they are worth hearing. Listen to the next Sing For Joy, and hear for yourself. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1201.html#week2 2012-01-08_SFJ Sun, 08 January 2012 00:01:00 CST No matter how young or old you are, you are always a child. Stories and songs help keep that important child-like spirit alive. This week, let the music of Sing For Joy help care for the child in you. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1201.html#week1 2012-01-01_SFJ Sun, 01 January 2012 00:01:00 CST Don’t let Christmas come and go without filling your soul with the wonderful music of the season. There is plenty of this great soul-food on the next Sing For Joy. Listen, and – if the spirit moves – sing along! http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1112.html#week4 2011-12-25_SFJ Sun, 25 December 2011 00:01:00 CST Christmas music can be a lot like the Christmas story; very old, yet very new at the same time. On the next Sing For Joy you'll hear music about Mother Mary; some old, some new, all of it lovely. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1112.html#week3 2011-12-18_SFJ Sun, 18 December 2011 00:01:00 CST It's Advent time in the church, and Sing For Joy is happy to bring you the music of the season. Join us for timely songs of significance and beauty. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1112.html#week2 2011-12-11_SFJ Sun, 11 December 2011 00:01:00 CST During the pre-Christmas Advent season, a mood prevails in many human spirits; the mood of having one foot already in the joy of Christmas while the other foot is still firmly planted in the daily-ness of the world. The church's music of Advent knows that mood and sings while it waits. Hear music for waiting on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1112.html#week1 2011-12-04_SFJ Sun, 04 December 2011 00:01:00 CST The Advent season arrives full of hope, expectation, preparation, personal reflection – and full of music to direct the heart toward what will be. Join us for music of the season on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1111.html#week4 2011-11-27_SFJ Sun, 27 November 2011 00:01:00 CST In North America we don't have coronations except at make-believe events like homecoming celebrations at schools. But once a year many Christian churches celebrate a day called Christ the King. On the next Sing For Joy you'll hear music fit for a coronation. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1111.html#week3 2011-11-20_SFJ Sun, 20 November 2011 00:01:00 CST Mid November typically makes people look both backward and forward; reviewing a year that is coming to its end and anticipating a new year waiting out there – not so far away. On the next Sing For Joy you will hear music that helps you look with thanks to the past and with hope for the time to come. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1111.html#week2 2011-11-13_SFJ Sun, 13 November 2011 00:01:00 CST The ability to forget is often a gift. But so is the ability to remember. And when remembering strengthens hope, when it creates thankfulness, it frequently leads to song. Songs of memory, hope, and thanksgiving on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1111.html#week1 2011-11-06_SFJ Sun, 06 November 2011 00:01:00 CST Some music has the power to make you sit very still, other music makes you want to stand up and move, and still other music almost compels you to sing along. You're likely to experience all three kinds on the next Sing For Joy. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1110.html#week5 2011-10-30_SFJ Sun, 30 October 2011 00:01:00 CST Sing For Joy is a radio program that recognizes this fact of life: there are times when words alone are not enough. We need human touch, we need art, we need music. Soul music. Hear it on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1110.html#week4 2011-10-23_SFJ Sun, 23 October 2011 00:01:00 CST Music lets people who speak different languages do something together. Sing. In that way it is both a welcoming and a unifying force. Good music, doing good work: that's what you'll hear on the next Sing For Joy. Be part of it. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1110.html#week3 2011-10-16_SFJ Sun, 16 October 2011 00:01:00 CST Most people in this world seem not to enjoy being told what to do, yet we appreciate encouragement. For example; we resent being ordered to rejoice, but we can be encouraged - and one of the best ways to do that is with music. Hear encouraging music on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1110.html#week2 2011-10-09_SFJ Sun, 09 October 2011 00:01:00 CST Great hymns are great because of their enduring power to stir the human spirit. An old hymn can suddenly sound new, and those singing it feel renewed. Sing For Joy each week brings you music with the power to renew. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1110.html#week1 2011-10-02_SFJ Sun, 02 October 2011 00:01:00 CST Human life can be complicated, sophisticated and difficult. It can also be graciously simple. Music fits all aspects of our lives; some speaks to our complexity, some to our simplicity. On the next Sing For Joy, listen to music that speaks to all of life. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1109.html#week4 2011-09-25_SFJ Sun, 25 September 2011 00:01:00 CST Work doesn't always make people sing; but if the work being done is the good work of praising and serving God, singing fits the work just fine. Hear such music on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1109.html#week3 2011-09-18_SFJ Sun, 18 September 2011 00:01:00 CST Music, like the human spirit, is able to laugh, cry, hope, comfort, contemplate and celebrate. All those sorts of music and more are part of the weekly program, Sing For Joy. Let your spirit be touched by great music of the church. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1109.html#week2 2011-09-11_SFJ Sun, 11 September 2011 00:01:00 CST People who do not want to feel close to each other should avoid singing. Singing forms bonds. That is probably why the Bible loves singing, and why on the next Sing For Joy you will hear music about the bond of love. Join us - you'll like what you hear. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1109.html#week1 2011-09-04_SFJ Sun, 04 September 2011 00:01:00 CST One of the clearest messages of the Bible is that some things will not be clear to human beings - some things will always confound them - because they are not God. But the Bible is clear that God is trustworthy. On the next Sing For Joy you will hear music that trusts without claiming to know all. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1108.html#week4 2011-08-28_SFJ Sun, 28 August 2011 00:01:00 CST Stories and songs are always in season on Sing For Joy. Sometimes they are told and sung by large groups, other times by one solo singer. Always you are invited to listen in; or if you're one of those who likes to sing along with the radio, that's OK too. Join us every week. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1108.html#week3 2011-08-21_SFJ Sun, 21 August 2011 00:01:00 CST If you sing just because your heart is full, anyone is welcome to join you. Sing For Joy often plays music made by professionals, but it welcomes all the world in every corner to sing along. Don’t miss it. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1108.html#week2 2011-08-14_SFJ Sun, 14 August 2011 00:01:00 CST Sometimes the unknown feels sinister, but it can also be affirmed as part of the holy mystery of life. On the next Sing For Joy, you'll hear music that celebrates the known and unknown of life in God's world. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1108.html#week1 2011-08-07_SFJ Sun, 07 August 2011 00:01:00 CST There is a difference between a reward and a gift. A reward is a sign that you have done well. A gift is a sign of the giver's friendship, affection, or love. Hear the gift of music and the music of gift on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1107.html#week5 2011-07-31_SFJ Sun, 31 July 2011 00:01:00 CST Human beings worry about the forces they believe are against them. Sometimes those forces are on the outside, sometimes within: self-doubt, self-condemnation, a guilty conscience. On the next Sing For Joy there is music of support and encouragement. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1107.html#week4 2011-07-24_SFJ Sun, 24 July 2011 00:01:00 CST Not everyone finds spiritual satisfaction in the beauty of nature, but many do, and many more probably would if given the opportunity. Sing For Joy can't take you outdoors, but with good music, it can help you celebrate the goodness of creation. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1107.html#week3 2011-07-17_SFJ Sun, 17 July 2011 00:01:00 CST We often compare human capacities to technology: brains, we say, are like computers, a world class athlete functions like a well oiled machine. The Bible, however, prefers images from nature, from life. Many such images are featured in the music you'll hear on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1107.html#week2 2011-07-10_SFJ Sun, 10 July 2011 00:01:00 CST There is a difference between taking a holiday and finding rest for your soul, even though sometimes the two wonderfully happen together. On the next Sing For Joy, you'll hear music inspired by more than just a holiday weekend. It will offer rest for the soul. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1107.html#week1 2011-07-03_SFJ Sun, 03 July 2011 00:01:00 CST Musical instruments need regular tuning, and there is a sense in which the human heart also needs to be tuned in order to sing and live truthfully. "Tune my heart to sing thy grace," says an old American hymn. We’ll hear the hymn, and other well tuned songs on the next Sing For Joy. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1106.html#week4 2011-06-26_SFJ Sun, 26 June 2011 00:01:00 CST Is anything in creation holy? Is anything in creation not holy? Sing For Joy invites you to pause...and sing along with those who find God to be the source of all holiness.  http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1106.html#week3 2011-06-19_SFJ Sun, 19 June 2011 00:01:00 CST Pentecost. A time for tongues of flame and the sound of rushing wind, and music like this; join us on the next Sing For Joy.  http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1106.html#week2 2011-06-12_SFJ Sun, 12 June 2011 00:01:00 CST The story of Jesus' Ascension gets less attention than many other stories. But, because it is about authority to rule the world with grace and love, there is plenty to sing about. Hear it on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1106.html#week1 2011-06-05_SFJ Sun, 05 June 2011 00:01:00 CST The meaning of some words is actually better understood when the words are sung than when they are merely read or spoken. You hear good words, set to good music every week on Sing for Joy. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1105.html#week5 2011-05-29_SFJ Sun, 29 May 2011 00:01:00 CST Great ideas, great messages, and great truths often find poetry and music to be their most trusted messengers. Every week, Sing for Joy shares such messages and truths, told by the wonderful messengers of great poetry and music. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1105.html#week4 2011-05-22_SFJ Sun, 22 May 2011 00:01:00 CST This week in Christian churches around the world, the image of a good shepherd is front and center in worship. That will be true also on Sing For Joy this week. For music of both comfort and joy, join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1105.html#week3 2011-05-15_SFJ Sun, 15 May 2011 00:01:00 CST Artists, poets, and musicians have loved the Bible story of two disciples walking a road to the village of Emmaus. On the next Sing For Joy you will hear great music inspired by that touching story. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1105.html#week2 2011-05-08_SFJ Sun, 08 May 2011 00:01:00 CST If the Easter message is like clear, pure, life-giving water, and Easter Sunday is like a glass, it isn’t big enough. Easter overflows the day and splashes into the weeks that follow. You’ll hear that joyful sound on the next Sing for Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1105.html#week1 2011-05-01_SFJ Sun, 01 May 2011 00:01:00 CST Easter doesn’t care about the April weather. Rain or shine, Easter sings. Hear it, share it, join us, on the next Sing for Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1104.html#week4 2011-04-24_SFJ Sun, 24 April 2011 00:01:00 CST The story of Palm Sunday, the entrance of Christ into Jerusalem, is a story full of both sunny happiness and overcast forboding. On the next Sing For Joy you will hear music that takes such a day seriously. I hope you’ll listen. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1104.html#week3 2011-04-17_SFJ Sun, 17 April 2011 00:01:00 CST Joy has many causes and many expressions. It can be set loose by delight, also forged in the fires of perseverance. On the next Sing For Joy, you will hear music that comes from the depths of human spiritual experience. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1104.html#week2 2011-04-10_SFJ Sun, 10 April 2011 00:01:00 CST Some music of the church is meant for certain seasons of the year. Other music is welcome in any season. You can hear and enjoy both kinds on Sing For Joy. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1104.html#week1 2011-04-03_SFJ Sun, 03 April 2011 00:01:00 CST The season of Lent holds up a mirror in which Christians see their need for repentance. But it also takes attention away from the self and celebrates a word of grace. The music on Sing For Joy does those same two things. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1103.html#week4 2011-03-27_SFJ Sun, 27 March 2011 00:01:00 CST The season of Lent is not known as a season of singing, but on the next Sing For Joy, you will hear that the music of Lent can reach and touch the soul. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1103.html#week3 2011-03-20_SFJ Sun, 20 March 2011 00:01:00 CST The season of Lent, a somber season, begins this week in the Christian Church. But because Lent’s destination is Easter, music and singing don’t go away during Lent. You can hear and appreciate Lenten music on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1103.html#week2 2011-03-13_SFJ Sun, 13 March 2011 00:01:00 CST Sing For Joy. A weekly program with music that pleases the ear and nourishes the heart. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1103.html#week1 2011-03-06_SFJ Sun, 06 March 2011 00:01:00 CST The name of the program is Sing For Joy, and week after week, with music like this, it tries to live up to its name. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1102.html#week4 2011-02-27_SFJ Sun, 27 February 2011 00:01:00 CST Winter, in cold climates can feel long and dark. Hope, music, and light all help. A radio program can’t do much about the light – except spiritual light – but you will find plenty of music and hope on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1102.html#week3 2011-02-20_SFJ Sun, 20 February 2011 00:01:00 CST Whether the heart longs for home or hope or peace, music helps the heart to pray. Hear such music on the next Sing for Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1102.html#week2 2011-02-13_SFJ Sun, 13 February 2011 00:01:00 CST Music and light have much in common; neither can be held in the hand, both can fill the heart with awe. Music full of light awaits you on the next Sing For Joy. I hope you’ll join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1102.html#week1 2011-02-06_SFJ Sun, 06 February 2011 00:01:00 CST Sung blessings are like sung prayers; they bless twice. You will hear them that way on the next Sing For Joy. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1101.html#week5 2011-01-30_SFJ Sun, 30 January 2011 00:01:00 CST Epiphany season in the Christian Church celebrates the spreading of the story of Jesus. Sing for Joy tells the story in music. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1101.html#week4 2011-01-23_SFJ Sun, 23 January 2011 00:01:00 CST Biblical images and metaphors of Christ include shepherd, light, servant, and many others. On the next Sing For Joy you will hear music honoring and celebrating Christ the lamb. Agnus Dei, the lamb of God. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1101.html#week3 2011-01-16_SFJ Sun, 16 January 2011 00:01:00 CST New Year’s Eve has come and gone, but in the church, the season for dancing the great dance of love and grace is still carried along by the good news of Christmas and Epiphany. And the music you’ll hear on the next Sing For Joy is full of that happiness. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1101.html#week2 2011-01-09_SFJ Sun, 09 January 2011 00:01:00 CST At some point soon it will be time to let go of Christmas, but that time is not yet. On Sing For Joy we take seriously – that means joyfully – the idea that Christmas is a season, not just a day. Join us for music of the season http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1101.html#week1 2011-01-02_SFJ Sun, 02 January 2011 00:01:00 CST Heaven and nature sing, says a well known Christmas carol. You might not hear all heaven and all nature on the next Sing For Joy, but you will hear enough to delight your heart. Merry Christmas! http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1012.html#week4 2010-12-26_SFJ Sun, 26 December 2010 00:01:00 CST Simplicity and elegance both love Advent and Christmas. Both are needed to describe Advent and Christmas. And you can hear that in the music of the season, featured on the next Sing For Joy. I hope you’ll join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1012.html#week3 2010-12-19_SFJ Sun, 19 December 2010 00:01:00 CST By the time the third Sunday in Advent arrives this week, the world is busy reminding you of all the shopping yet to be done. On Sing For Joy, however, you can set aside busyness for a few minutes and contemplate the message of the season. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1012.html#week2 2010-12-12_SFJ Sun, 12 December 2010 00:01:00 CST Music has a wonderful capacity to give people a sense of hope where there seems to be little reason for hope. Music, in other words, can keep the human heart open to hope. That’s what Advent music does so well. Join us on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1012.html#week1 2010-12-05_SFJ Sun, 05 December 2010 00:01:00 CST For most people, preparing for a celebration is part of the fun - getting the right food, clothes, decorations. Advent is the Church’s season of preparation, and the music of the season calls us to enjoy it. The next Sing For Joy is full of the beauty of Advent. We’ll bring the music; you set aside time to listen. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1011.html#week4 2010-11-28_SFJ Sun, 28 November 2010 00:01:00 CST Beauty is one of those words – like love – that is cheapened by overuse. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t use it. On the next Sing For Joy you will hear great beauty; not cheap, but meaningful. I hope you’ll join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1011.html#week3 2010-11-21_SFJ Sun, 21 November 2010 00:01:00 CST Without music, grace seems absent from religious language about end-times; leaving it hard and sharp. But with music, the end time sounds more like a new beginning. Music full of that grace and gladness can be heard on the next Sing For Joy. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1011.html#week2 2010-11-14_SFJ Sun, 14 November 2010 00:01:00 CST This week on Sing For Joy we observe All Saints Sunday. Whether you have loved ones of your own to remember or not, the occasion can fill the heart, and with good music, lift the heart as well. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1011.html#week1 2010-11-07_SFJ Sun, 07 November 2010 00:01:00 CST Weakness does not inspire singing, but gentleness does. Violence does not inspire singing, but strength does. Wishing does not inspire singing, but hope does. And the next Sing For Joy is full of singing. You’ll be glad you joined us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1010.html#week5 2010-10-31_SFJ Sun, 31 October 2010 00:01:00 CST Music need not be elegant to be truthful, but trying to express the beauty of holiness often calls for elegance. Great music, some of it elegant, is shared each week on Sing For Joy. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1010.html#week4 2010-10-24_SFJ Sun, 24 October 2010 00:01:00 CST Music both arouses and expresses feelings of happiness, fear, loneliness, desire. Music is also able to pray, and on the next Sing For Joy you will hear it do that very well. I hope you’ll join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1010.html#week3 2010-10-17_SFJ Sun, 17 October 2010 00:01:00 CST Lord have mercy. Music makes it possible to sing that prayer. Music, therefore, turns it into a prayer of hope. Sing For Joy brings you music of hope each week. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1010.html#week2 2010-10-10_SFJ Sun, 10 October 2010 00:01:00 CST October 4th is observed in some churches around the world as St. Francis of Assisi Day. On the next Sing For Joy we hear a hymn and a prayer attributed to St. Francis, and other music St. Francis would appreciate. I think you will too. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1010.html#week1 2010-10-03_SFJ Sun, 03 October 2010 00:01:00 CST Life is not always what it seems. Power can be empty, wealth can be unsatisfying, and unassuming simplicity can be a cup overflowing with grace. Sing For Joy brings you the music of grace. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1009.html#week4 2010-09-26_SFJ Sun, 26 September 2010 00:01:00 CST Sing for Joy is a program that collects gems from the church’s treasury of great music, then offers them to you in a setting of the Bible passages that inspired them. Each week you can listen and enjoy. I hope you do. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1009.html#week3 2010-09-19_SFJ Sun, 19 September 2010 00:01:00 CST The music on Sing For Joy this week has not come from a musical lost and found closet – though you might well hear things you haven’t heard for awhile - but the music is about being lost and found. Join us as choirs and soloists share the experience. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1009.html#week2 2010-09-12_SFJ Sun, 12 September 2010 00:01:00 CST Music is often made to celebrate benefit, not cost. People sing and dance about freedom, not responsibility; about pleasure, not its price. But Sing For Joy goes deep and recognizes the connection between giving life and gaining it, between a cross and deathless love. Music for the soul. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1009.html#week1 2010-09-05_SFJ Sun, 05 September 2010 00:01:00 CST Good music can bring the gift of humility to the overly proud and also lift the spirits of the poor and forgotten. On the next Sing For Joy, music and Bible texts work together for that purpose. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1008.html#week5 2010-08-29_SFJ Sun, 29 August 2010 00:01:00 CST Rarely is one word enough, but when eloquent music gets a hold of it, one good word can express more than entire pages of chatter. Listen to Sing for Joy to hear such words and such music. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1008.html#week4 2010-08-22_SFJ Sun, 22 August 2010 00:01:00 CST For centuries in the Christian Church, August 15th has been a day to remember and honor Mary the mother of Christ. The next Sing For Joy includes music written in her honor. It might have been written for Mary, but it’s yours to enjoy. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1008.html#week3 2010-08-15_SFJ Sun, 15 August 2010 00:01:00 CST Old Abraham once stood out under a night sky and tried to count the stars. He was probably not the first to do so, and certainly not the last. Many and great are the stars, many and great are all the works of God. Many and lovely are the songs that give God praise. Sing For Joy features these songs. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1008.html#week2 2010-08-08_SFJ Sun, 08 August 2010 00:01:00 CST Gratitude is a way of seeing one’s life and the world. It comes from a certain kind of vision. Music, meant for the ears, can encourage and inspire that sort of vision. Join us on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1008.html#week1 2010-08-01_SFJ Sun, 01 August 2010 00:01:00 CST An old proverb says that those who sing pray twice. We’ll hear that double praying on the next Sing For Joy which features musical settings of the Lord’s Prayer from Russia, France, England, and America. I hope you’ll join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1007.html#week4 2010-07-25_SFJ Sun, 25 July 2010 00:01:00 CST Two biblical sisters – Mary and Martha – are featured on the next Sing for Joy. If you know their story, it doesn’t surprise you that the Christian church has far more Mary music than Martha music; but we’re going to imagine Martha singing along with her sister. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1007.html#week3 2010-07-18_SFJ Sun, 18 July 2010 00:01:00 CST When the word "love" is reserved only for family, friends, and romance and not for the work of justice in the world, both love and justice are misunderstood. Music on the next Sing For Joy reminds us of that. I hope you’ll be listening. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1007.html#week2 2010-07-11_SFJ Sun, 11 July 2010 00:01:00 CST Even though Christians have an allegiance to God that has priority over the allegiance to any country or nation, the church does not despise the gifts and contributions of any nation or people. During 4th of July season in the United States, Sing For Joy features American music. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1007.html#week1 2010-07-04_SFJ Sun, 04 July 2010 00:01:00 CST The word simple is sometimes used as a criticism. But it can also describe art that is elegant and profound. Be moved by such music on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1006.html#week4 2010-06-27_SFJ Sun, 27 June 2010 00:01:00 CST If music were light, the next Sing For Joy would be full of candles, shining with praise and thanksgiving. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1006.html#week3 2010-06-20_SFJ Sun, 20 June 2010 00:01:00 CST Music has no arms to open and welcome listeners, but in its own way, that is what it does. Hear welcoming music on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1006.html#week2 2010-06-13_SFJ Sun, 13 June 2010 00:01:00 CST It is pointless to debate whether music is better at laughing or crying, pondering or praising. Music does it all well, and you will hear evidence of that on the next Sing For Joy. I hope you’ll join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1006.html#week1 2010-06-06_SFJ Sun, 06 June 2010 00:01:00 CST There are times for explanation and times for adoration. On the next Sing For Joy, Trinity Sunday is celebrated with the music of adoration. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1005.html#week5 2010-05-30_SFJ Sun, 30 May 2010 00:01:00 CST The world is often wounded by spirits: spirits of revenge, fear, greed. On the next Sing For Joy we celebrate the presence of a healing Spirit, moving in the world to make it sing. Let your own spirit be moved. Join us http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1005.html#week4 2010-05-23_SFJ Sun, 23 May 2010 00:01:00 CST The Christian Church remembers the Ascension of Christ not as a story of Jesus vanishing, but a story of Jesus ascending to an eternal throne. So farewell songs are not in order; songs of majesty and celebration are. You’ll hear them on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1005.html#week3 2010-05-16_SFJ Sun, 16 May 2010 00:01:00 CST Peace, like a river, has several currents, all flowing in the same direction: currents of justice, mercy, dignity, life. Songs of peace will buoy you up on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1005.html#week2 2010-05-09_SFJ Sun, 09 May 2010 00:01:00 CST Is it reasonable to command people to love one another? On the next Sing For Joy, the duty to love sounds like it is also a delight, through wonderful music. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1005.html#week1 2010-05-02_SFJ Sun, 02 May 2010 00:01:00 CST Human beings have what might be called a love/hate relationship with the idea of a shepherd of people. Pride and independence reject the idea – who needs a shepherd – but something in the soul longs for a good shepherd all the same. Much of the music on the next Sing For Joy is about a good shepherd. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1004.html#week4 2010-04-25_SFJ Sun, 25 April 2010 00:01:00 CST Big ideas and stirring stories – like Easter - welcome grand and glorious music. But if an idea or story is also profound – Easter again – it can be expressed in simple tunes as well. You’ll hear both kinds of music on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1004.html#week3 2010-04-18_SFJ Sun, 18 April 2010 00:01:00 CST In some places, Easter has come and gone, but not on Sing For Joy. One day is not enough to celebrate Easter. The message and the great music continue. Hear it on our next program. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1004.html#week2 2010-04-11_SFJ Sun, 11 April 2010 00:01:00 CST What do angels, rolled stones, brass music, and Alleluia have in common? They are all part of the next Sing For Joy. Join us for a musical celebration of Easter. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1004.html#week1 2010-04-04_SFJ Sun, 04 April 2010 00:01:00 CST Palm Sunday. For many people who grew up in a church, those two words - Palm Sunday - bring back memories of children’s choirs, cheerfully or self-consciously holding palm branches and walking up the aisle of the church. Regardless of your memories, Palm Sunday music can stir the soul. Listen to the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1003.html#week4 2010-03-28_SFJ Sun, 28 March 2010 00:01:00 CST It is the season of Lent for many Christians around the world. A time of fasting and prayer. And if the life of prayer could be strengthened by fasting from music, Lent should be music-less. Music, however, is an aid not an obstacle to prayer, as you will hear on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1003.html#week3 2010-03-21_SFJ Sun, 21 March 2010 00:01:00 CST The novelist Thomas Hardy once said you can’t go home again. That is half true. The other half of the truth, however, is told by the Prodigal Son who discovered that because of love and forgiveness he could go home again. Hear music from the Prodigal Son’s point of view on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1003.html#week2 2010-03-14_SFJ Sun, 14 March 2010 00:01:00 CST The time of Lent in the Church is a time of reflection and contemplation. A time when people are reminded that their need for God is like their need for water. On the next Sing For Joy you will hear music that thirsts for the Spirit. Join us, and be refreshed. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1003.html#week1 2010-03-07_SFJ Sun, 07 March 2010 00:01:00 CST Faithfulness. The word makes some people think of stalwart characters like Abraham. And it made Abraham himself think of God. On the next Sing For Joy we’ll hear music that celebrates faithfulness. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1002.html#week4 2010-02-28_SFJ Sun, 28 February 2010 00:01:00 CST The time of Lent in the church year is a time without decorations, gifts, or greeting cards. But it is not lacking in wonderful music. Lent is a great time to listen to Sing For Joy. I hope you’ll join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1002.html#week3 2010-02-21_SFJ Sun, 21 February 2010 00:01:00 CST Not every story inspires art and music, but many do, and some do it profoundly well. On the next Sing For Joy, it is the Bible story of transfiguration that inspires the music. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1002.html#week2 2010-02-14_SFJ Sun, 14 February 2010 00:01:00 CST On the next Sing For Joy you will hear music inspired by the story of the prophet Isaiah’s vision in the temple. The vision has noise and smoke, and could inspire both loudness and silence. Mostly it inspires good questions and good music. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1002.html#week1 2010-02-07_SFJ Sun, 07 February 2010 00:01:00 CST Love songs come and go like hair styles and skirt lengths - unless they are the love songs of the church about the beauty of love divine. We’ll hear some of these enduring love songs on the next Sing For Joy. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1001.html#week5 2010-01-31_SFJ Sun, 31 January 2010 00:01:00 CST Quarreling does not make good music. Unity, harmony, collaboration does. Next time on Sing for Joy we hear music chosen to celebrate a week of prayer for Christian Unity. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1001.html#week4 2010-01-24_SFJ Sun, 24 January 2010 00:01:00 CST Epiphany is neither a well known word in American society, nor a well known season in the church. Yet the season tells stories that invite people to sing. Hear both the stories and the songs on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1001.html#week3 2010-01-17_SFJ Sun, 17 January 2010 00:01:00 CST You may have put away your Christmas decorations and eaten your Christmas cookies, but Sing For Joy isn’t quite ready to put away all Christmas music. Join us, and bask in the wonder of the season a little longer. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1001.html#week2 2010-01-10_SFJ Sun, 10 January 2010 00:01:00 CST Christmas sets the heart to dancing. On the next Sing For Joy you’ll hear music that invites you to keep the season going a little bit longer. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj1001.html#week1 2010-01-03_SFJ Sun, 03 January 2010 00:01:00 CST Don’t let the Christmas season slip away too quickly. Let it linger, savor it, with music of the season on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0912.html#week4 2009-12-27_SFJ Sun, 27 December 2009 00:01:00 CST The celebration of Christmas might involve gifts and special foods and decorations, but for many people, it relies even more on music. On the next Sing For Joy you will hear the song of Mother Mary, and some of the grand carols of Christmas as well. You’ll be glad you joined us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0912.html#week3 2009-12-20_SFJ Sun, 20 December 2009 00:01:00 CST Any voice that speaks good news is lovely. So it is that the church has called the voice of John the Baptist a thrilling voice. And you will hear thrilling music to express it on the next Sing For Joy. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0912.html#week2 2009-12-13_SFJ Sun, 13 December 2009 00:01:00 CST No one can listen to everything or everyone. There is too much sound and too little time. But the Advent season calls for attentiveness. Make yours worthwhile. Sing for Joy can help with musical tidings of comfort and peace. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0912.html#week1 2009-12-06_SFJ Sun, 06 December 2009 00:01:00 CST The poet Robert Frost once wrote about stopping by a woods one night simply to watch it fill up with snow. The Advent season encourages such stopping to rediscover holiness in the ordinary. Music for the Advent season begins on the next Sing For Joy. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0911.html#week5 2009-11-29_SFJ Sun, 29 November 2009 00:01:00 CST There was a time in early American history when colonists sang because they were free from a king. Many of them, however, continued to sing praise to Christ as King. Sing for Joy celebrates Christ the King Sunday with great music. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0911.html#week4 2009-11-22_SFJ Sun, 22 November 2009 00:01:00 CST Music can rest a weary soul, and it can just as effectively stir up thoughtfulness in an open mind. For both kinds of music, join us on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0911.html#week3 2009-11-15_SFJ Sun, 15 November 2009 00:01:00 CST Song and dance have a reputation for being frivolous; for entertainment purposes only. But singing and dancing can also carry profound meaning. Radio can’t bring you a beautiful dance, but it can bring you music of meaning and delight. Join us for the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0911.html#week2 2009-11-08_SFJ Sun, 08 November 2009 00:01:00 CST In early November, many Christians around the world take note of All Saints Day. On the next Sing For Joy, you’ll hear music celebrating that occasion. And it is wonderful music. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0911.html#week1 2009-11-01_SFJ Sun, 01 November 2009 00:01:00 CST This week on Sing For Joy we feature a church full of people singing together at a hymn festival called Home, Harvest, and Healing. The mood is contagious; you might want to want to sing along. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0910.html#week4 2009-10-25_SFJ Sun, 25 October 2009 00:01:00 CST Sing For Joy is a program that wants you to experience music’s gift for interpreting words. The music of the church is not mere decoration; it is demonstration -- spiritual exploration -- of the meaning of the word. Join us and be enriched. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0910.html#week3 2009-10-18_SFJ Sun, 18 October 2009 00:01:00 CST Music can seem unreasonable, irrational. It sings about trouble, grief, pain, even death that comes creeping in the door. Why sing about such things? No reason - unless there is something more profound that outlasts human trouble. Join us on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0910.html#week2 2009-10-11_SFJ Sun, 11 October 2009 00:01:00 CST The next Sing For Joy celebrates creation. We can’t use color, water, earth or sky. Such things don’t work on radio. But we will use music! Join us to give thanks for the beauty of the earth. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0910.html#week1 2009-10-04_SFJ Sun, 04 October 2009 00:01:00 CST One of the themes of the next Sing for Joy is honesty. Is music just a pretty face put on messages to make people feel good, or is it an honest expression of heart and mind? It can be both, of course. But join us to hear music that wants to be truthful. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0909.html#week4 2009-09-27_SFJ Sun, 27 September 2009 00:01:00 CST Music has the power to turn a person’s attention from one thing to another. It is hard to ignore. That’s part of the reason the church loves music; it helps listeners pay attention. Sing For Joy brings you such music each week. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0909.html#week3 2009-09-20_SFJ Sun, 20 September 2009 00:01:00 CST Sometimes the events of daily life or even stories from the Bible don't always leave people in the mood to sing. But there is something about both daily life and the Bible that eventually calls for music making. Such music of reflection awaits you on the next Sing For Joy. Join Us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0909.html#week2 2009-09-13_SFJ Sun, 13 September 2009 00:01:00 CST Life can bring occasions and experiences that leave one at a loss for words. When the experience is full of grace and goodness, one word – Alleluia – is enough. Hear it on the next Sing for Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0909.html#week1 2009-09-06_SFJ Sun, 6 September 2009 00:01:00 CST When music sings about "all good gifts around us," it is usually too modest to name itself as one of those gifts. On Sing For Joy, we regard music as a good and meaningful gift, and we share that gift with you each week. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0908.html#week5 2009-08-30_SFJ Sun, 30 August 2009 00:01:00 CST At weddings, most couples do not shout their vows; they make them quietly, yet joyfully. That is often the tone of genuine commitment. The music of commitment can be gentle yet joyful. Hear it on the next Sing For Joy! http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0908.html#week4 2009-08-23_SFJ Sun, 23 August 2009 00:01:00 CST Much of the western world’s visual art depicts scenes and stories from the Bible. The same is true of its music. Always on Sing For Joy, you can hear such music; sometimes powerful enough to stop you in your tracks, other times gentle enough to calm your anxiety; and always offered to feed the soul. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0908.html#week3 2009-08-16_SFJ Sun, 16 August 2009 00:01:00 CST O Taste and See. Once again this week on Sing For Joy, bread, music, and word combine to feed the soul. Join us for a musical feast. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0908.html#week2 2009-08-09_SFJ Sun, 09 August 2009 00:01:00 CST Music is like good bread: it can be plentiful, but still wonderful. That is, full of wonder. It is ordinary without ever being just ordinary. Listen to the next Sing For Joy where music and bread come together. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0908.html#week1 2009-08-02_SFJ Sun, 02 August 2009 00:01:00 CST Some people might say it takes a gladsome mind to sing a gladsome song. But listen to the next Sing for Joy and see if it doesn't also work the other way around - a gladsome song or two can help your mind be glad. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0907.html#week4 2009-07-26_SFJ Sun, 26 July 2009 00:01:00 CST The 23rd Psalm must be an infinite source of inspiration. In every generation, artists, musicians, and people in need make it their own. We hear the results of this inspiration next time on Sing For Joy. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0907.html#week3 2009-07-19_SFJ Sun, 19 July 2009 00:01:00 CST On the next Sing For Joy, you’ll hear a hymn which says that God is beyond all praising. That has never stopped musicians, poets, and a host of others from singing praise anyway. And doing it very well. I hope you’ll join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0907.html#week2 2009-07-12_SFJ Sun, 12 July 2009 00:01:00 CST Most of the time, picking up a song – that is, singing, whistling or listening – is a way of laying down at least part of a burden. It’s as if music lightens the load. On the next Sing For Joy, we provide music for you to pick up. I hope you’ll join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0907.html#week1 2009-07-05_SFJ Sun, 05 July 2009 00:01:00 CST Sometimes clear water runs not in rushing rivers, but just underground; like hope in places where a hasty look sees none. Music of hope in the midst of trouble is sweet music. You’ll hear it on the next Sing For Joy. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0906.html#week4 2009-06-28_SFJ Sun, 28 June 2009 00:01:00 CST June is a lovely month in the northern hemisphere; the the chill of spring is long gone and the harshness of high summer has not yet arrived. It is a month to celebrate creation. Music that thanks the Creator is part of the next Sing For Joy. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0906.html#week3 2009-06-21_SFJ Sun, 21 June 2009 00:01:00 CST Mid to late June is a strong agricultural growing season in much of the United States and Canada; and the growing season is mentioned in the Bible texts read in many churches this week. Songs and hymns of growth can be heard on the next Sing For Joy. I hope you'll be listening. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0906.html#week2 2009-06-14_SFJ Sun, 14 June 2009 00:01:00 CST Christianity is best taught, not with a sword or a stick, but with a song. The opponents of reformer Martin Luther said that he convinced more people with his hymns than with his treatises and sermons. In celebration of Trinity Sunday - and every week - Sing for Joy lives up to its name. It sings. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0906.html#week1 2009-06-07_SFJ Sun, 07 June 2009 00:01:00 CST This week on Sing For Joy we remember the time of Pentecost. Spirited music, both energetic and peaceful awaits you. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0905.html#week5 2009-05-31_SFJ Sun, 31 May 2009 00:01:00 CST The word "ascension" can apply to things like mountain climbing, but also to matters of authority and governance. It is because the ascension of Christ is about authority of grace and love that the Christian church has wanted to sing about it. You’ll hear that music on the next Sing For Joy. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0905.html#week4 2009-05-24_SFJ Sun, 24 May 2009 00:01:00 CST Love is universal, known in all languages and among all people. And music is universal. Put the two together and songs about love abound. On the next Sing For Joy, songs about the universal love of God will will put joy in your soul. Listen in. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0905.html#week3 2009-05-17_SFJ Sun, 17 May 2009 00:01:00 CST Why have so many Bible stories, verses, and ideas been turned into music? Probably for clarity. God is love, the Bible says. Such a truth is most true when it is sung. You’ll hear that musical honesty on the next Sing For Joy. I hope you’ll be listening. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0905.html#week2 2009-05-10_SFJ Sun, 10 May 2009 00:01:00 CST What is the most well known poem in the western world? It is impossible to know; but one of the most likely candidates is certainly Psalm 23, the Lord is my Shepherd. It is recited frequently, and on the next Sing For Joy, you’ll hear it sung in a wonderful variety of ways. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0905.html#week1 2009-05-03_SFJ Sun, 03 May 2009 00:01:00 CST Sometimes Sing For Joy invites you to sing along with the great hymns and music of the Church. On the next program you might want to whistle along. It’s Easter season. There is gladness. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0904.html#week4 2009-04-26_SFJ Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:01:00 CST Easter comes and goes. But before it goes, it lingers for a whole 49 day season in the church. On the next Sing For Joy, you will hear evidence that the Easter season is still very much alive and well. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0904.html#week3 2009-04-19_SFJ Sun, 19 Apr 2009 00:01:00 CST When the women disciples of Jesus went early on easter morning to his tomb, they were probably not singing, they were weeping. But within days, if not hours, the word Arisen, must have been music to their ears, as well as on their lips. We sing with them on the next Sing For Joy. I hope you’ll join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0904.html#week2 2009-04-12_SFJ Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:01:00 CST Can Palm Sunday be properly celebrated where no palm trees grow? As long as you have music, the answer is yes. Wave a palm branch, if you have one, and be sure to tune in to the next Sing For Joy. Great Palm Sunday music awaits you. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0904.html#week1 2009-04-05_SFJ Sun, 05 Apr 2009 00:01:00 CST An old proverb says that those who sing their prayers pray twice. And singers know it’s true. But is it right to sing prayers of confession and repentence? Doesn’t singing a confession make it less serious? A long and noble tradition in the Christian Church sings confession, and we’ll explore this tradition on the next Sing For Joy. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0903.html#week5 2009-03-29_SFJ Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:01:00 CST Many people cheapen the meaning of the word love by using it superficially. Many others worry about that. Music has something to say to them all. When love is put into lovely music, it isn’t superficial; it has power to restore and heal. Such music can be heard on the next Sing For Joy. I hope you’ll listen. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0903.html#week4 2009-03-22_SFJ Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:01:00 CST If you’re being un-poetic, you’d say that the heavens can’t sing. But if you’re being spiritually playful, you'd say that human songs are meant to sing along with heaven and earth. That sort of human song is featured every week on Sing For Joy. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0903.html#week3 2009-03-15_SFJ Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:01:00 CST When a group of people turns into a mob, it turns ugly. But when a group of people turns into a choir, something has gone right with the world. Sing For Joy brings you old and new songs of the church to enrich your life each week. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0903.html#week2 2009-03-08_SFJ Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:01:00 CST The season of Lent in the Christian church is something like a dark rainstorm brewing up over a thirsty land. It sends people scurrying for cover while at the same time they welcome it as life-giving. Music can be like such a storm, and you will hear that for yourself on the next Sing For Joy. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0903.html#week1 2009-03-01_SFJ Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:01:00 CST Anytime someone tells the story of Elijah being taken up and away over the Jordan River in a chariot of fire, it is time, a good time, to sing Swing Low, Sweet Chariot. The next program of Sing For Joy is one of those times. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0902.html#week4 2009-02-22_SFJ Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:01:00 CST Normally when you’re ill, either your body or your spirit refuses to sing. Sometimes both do. But in the Christian Church’s collection of old and new music there are songs for healing. Powerful songs for healing. Hear them on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0902.html#week3 2009-02-15_SFJ Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:01:00 CST Jessye Norman — and a great many other singers as well — "Tell the World" on the next Sing For Joy. Join us, and be refreshed. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0902.html#week2 2009-02-08_SFJ Sun, 08 Feb 2009 00:01:00 CST Weary of junk mail messages? There are still times and places in life when it can be said, "How lovely are the messengers." And I’m happy to remind you that Sing For Joy one of those places. The musical messengers and their messages are lovely. Tune in and listen. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0902.html#week1 2009-02-01_SFJ Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:01:00 CST Being confused and disoriented is sometimes called getting yourself all turned around, and it is a negative thing. But in the world of relationships and ethical life, turning is often a very positive thing. And music can often stir a person to keep turning, turning, till they come round right. Join us on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0901.html#week4 2009-01-25_SFJ Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:01:00 CST Life is like a call and response song. But when the world is full of voices and values calling in different directions, to which should one respond? On the next Sing For Joy you will hear musical answers to that question. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0901.html#week3 2009-01-18_SFJ Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:01:00 CST There are nowhere near as many songs about the Baptism of Jesus as about the birth of Jesus, but there are some. And they are worth hearing. We’ll play them for you on the next Sing For Joy. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0901.html#week2 2009-01-11_SFJ Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:01:00 CST All the Christmas food might be gone, the wrapping paper recycled or put away, but music can keep a Christmas fire burning in your heart. Join us on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0901.html#week1 2009-01-04_SFJ Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:01:00 CST No matter how young or old you are, you are always a child. Stories and songs help keep that important child-like spirit alive. This week, let the music of Sing For Joy help care for the child in you. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0812.html#week4 2008-12-28_SFJ Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:01:00 CST Because Christmas is about the infant Jesus, the days just before Christmas often pay attention to the story of his mother Mary. Her story is told and re-told in lovely music that is featured on the next Sing For Joy. Both the story and the music are worth hearing. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0812.html#week3 2008-12-21_SFJ Sun, 21 Dec 2008 00:01:00 CST John the Baptist has no role in Christmas pageants. But year after year he makes an appearance in the Bible stories many churches read during the Advent season. John even has a few hymns and songs about himself. You’ll hear some of them on the next Sing For Joy. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0812.html#week2 2008-12-14_SFJ Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:01:00 CST During the pre-Christmas Advent season, a mood prevails in many human spirits -- the mood of mixed feelings: Christmas combined with the stressful dailyness of the world. The church’s music of Advent knows that mood and sings comfort, comfort while we look ahead and wait. Music for the soul on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0812.html#week1 2008-12-07_SFJ Sun, 7 Dec 2008 00:01:00 CST The Advent season arrives – full of hope, expectation, preparation, personal reflection – and music to direct the heart toward what will be. Join us for music of the season on the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0811.html#week5 2008-11-30_SFJ Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:01:00 CST In North America we don’t have coronations except at make-believe events like Homecoming celebrations at schools. Instead we have inaugurations and installations and dedications. But once a year many Christian Churches celebrate a day called Christ the King. Coronation music stirs the soul. Let yours be stirred by the next Sing For Joy. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0811.html#week4 2008-11-23_SFJ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:01:00 CST Mid November typically makes people look both backward - reviewing a year that is coming to its end - and forward to a new year waiting out there not so far away. On the next Sing For Joy you will hear music that helps you look with thanks to the past and with hope for the years to come. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0811.html#week3 2008-11-16_SFJ Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:01:00 CST Singing, especially singing together: the world just seems to be a better place when people do that. You can hear choirs and congregations do it every week on Sing For Joy. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0811.html#week2 2008-11-09_SFJ Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:01:00 CST Some music has the power to make you sit very still, other music makes you want to stand up and move, and still other music almost compels you to sing along. You're likely to experience all three kinds on the next Sing For Joy. Join us. http://www.singforjoy.org/playlists/sfj0811.html#week1 2008-11-02_SFJ Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:01:00 CST