New songs for worship, rich in Christian theology. Contemporary hymns, psalms, songs of lament and praise written by members of the Louisville, KY-based Sojourn Community.

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Sojourn’s latest worship album connects the worship practices of the Church gathered to the ordinary stuff of daily life, a life … (Read more)

The album Songs for the Advent was recorded in 2003: a collection of original, traditional, and instrumental songs celebrating the season of waiting and anticipation before Christmas.  This record revisits the spirit … (Read more)

This 11-track collection of aesthetically diverse songs of faith, pain, longing and reflection based on the Psalms features worship music by … (Read more)

Many people know Charlie Richardson best as the worship leader who wrote "There is a Peace," sung by Rebecca Dennison on our Before the Throne CD.  But Charlie has written several of our favorite original songs at Sojourn, like "Thorns," "Blessed are the Poor in this Life," and "Where Your Praise Never Ends."  One of our two upcoming CDs based on the hymns of Isaac Watts will have a Charlie Richardson song as well. He also regularly leads worship at Sojourn, where he was a part of the original small group of young people who gathered in an apartment to talk about ... Continue reading »

From the Gretchen Reads 24/7 blog (the book store she's referring to is the campus store of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary). If you missed my post from earlier this week that gave everyone the lowdown about "Pastor Daddy," Sojourn's first children's story book, check it out. Have a great Independence Day (or just simply have a great day, non-U.S. readers).  Tomorrow I'll have a post on the music and faith of Sojourn worship leader/songwriter Charlie Richardson, ("There is a Peace") including video and audio links to his songs.

The fourth of July is the national holiday known as Independence Day here in the United States, where we celebrate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain on July 4, 1776.  Relevant magazine's website has a good article about the Christian meaning of "independence" -- in fact, it's good enough that I've decided to cancel the one I'd been thinking of writing and direct you all (or as we say in certain parts of the independent United States, "ya'll") over to the Relevant article. This weekend we'll have a feature on Sojourn worship leader and songwriter Charlie Richardson ("There is a ... Continue reading »