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There's There's no doubt about it. At the center of what we call the worship wars stands the issue of music.

Is some music better than others? Is some more suited to the message of the gospel?

What is the role of church music really?

Not only in worship, but every other way we find church music in our Christian lives.

Welcome back to issues, etc.

I'm Todd Wilkin on this Thursday, November the 30th.

We're going to talk about church music.

Philip Magnus joins us.

He's Cantor at Village Lutheran Church

in St. Louis missionary to West and Central Africa

for the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod

and author of the new book, Church Music for the Care of Souls.

Philip, welcome back.

Thank you, Todd.

You say that the primary characteristic of Christian music is the sound of an assembly singing the praises of of the is about singing the word of God and its voices that carry the word. Instruments

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