Sing Loud, Die Happy with Jim Thompson

Singing is a big deal for Christians.

It’s “one of the most repeated commands in Holy Scripture,” according to Jim Thompson, author of Sing Loud, Die Happy: An Exploration of How God's Gift of Song Is Meant to Change Us. “It’s right up there with ‘believe’ and ‘do not fear.’” It’s so important that Martin Luther said, “Next to theology, I give to music the highest place and the greatest honor.”

And yet I’m not sure that many of us have given much thought to why singing matters to us as Christians.

That’s why I’m Thompson wrote this book.

Episode Links

Episode page at DashHouse.com

Saint Cecilia and the Melody Makers on Spotify
Jim Thompson on Bandcamp
Jim Thompson on Twitter
Jim Thompson on Instagram
Fellowship Greenville sermons

Books mentioned:

A King in His Kingdom: A Narrative Theology of Grace and Truth by Jim Thompson
A Philosophy of Song and Singing: An Introduction by Jeanette Bicknell
Be Thou My Vision: A Liturgy for Daily Worship by Jonathan Gibson
Covenant: The Framework of God's Grand Plan of Redemption by Daniel Block
The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory by Abigail Favale
Seek First: How the Kingdom of God Changes Everything by Jeremy Treat
Death to Deconstruction: Reclaiming Faithfulness as an Act of Rebellion by Joshua Porter

Check out the book on Amazon.