Tag Archives: Advent

Out of silence, yes!

How do you make music? Some would say you do it by combining vocal or instrumental sounds, or both, to produce a pleasing form, harmony, and expression of emotion. Each Sunday at Holy Trinity we worship immersed in music that speaks to and for our hearts more deeply than mere words can do. But what […]

The tipping point

Advent is an awkward, unsettled, ambiguous season. Retail Christmas decorations pop up as early as midsummer, and Christmas music starts filling the airwaves in November. The Hallmark Channel runs Christmas movies year-round. In churches, the urge to decorate for Christmas and sing Christmas music starts as soon as Advent begins. And in our homes, some […]