Balm in Gilead

Psalm 58 (ESV) To the choirmaster: according to Do Not Destroy. A Miktam of David. 1 Do you indeed decree what is right, you gods?  Do you judge the children […]

Psalm Psalm 57 Welcome What have we been listening to… since February Bryan  (old hats) (really old hats) (new hats) Spencer Grant Special Mention: Spencer Parsons (Forget Not All His […]

In this episode of the Balm in Gilead podcast, hosts Bryan and Grant explore the ethical considerations surrounding the use of technology in Christian worship, drawing on the perspective of theologian John Calvin and considering the potential benefits and risks of using AI to write Christian worship music.

Deconstruction is hot. We've covered the topic in specific situations before (Dustin Kensrue, Mars Hill) and this week we look into the roots of deconstruction and how you can respond to those near you who may be going through something similar.

Psalm 54 We love talking about music on the show and this week we talk about our top picks from 2022. Do you agree with us? Find something interesting? Let […]

Chortles Weakly and Wresby of the excellent Presbycast podcast join us to talk all things Christian music—from the business, to worship, to personal devotions and even for entertainment purposes. We had a lot of fun...maybe a little too much!

Bryan and Renee sit down to discuss Advent music, sharing a Spotify playlist they've put together.

Bryan got to hang out with Grant and we decided to turn on the camera and see what happens. Credits due to O Creative One by Providence, Eustace Scrubb by […]

We're back with season 5 and we're revisiting

As we close out season 4 of the Balm in Gilead podcast, Bryan takes to the airwaves to discuss the phrase “Mistakes were made” and how it relates to the […]

Whenever FNH is on the show, he brings a wealth of interesting tangents and rabbit trails and Grant is only too happy to follow with Bryan close behind. Bryan is […]

We welcome FNH to the show to discuss Sarah Sparks 2014 album Into the Lantern Waste.

Psalm Psalm 51 What We're Listening To What are we listening to Spencer Psallos EDM Research Steven Curtis Chapman – The Great Adventure album Bryan Providence  Grant Jenny Oaks Baker […]

Bryan is back with another Flying Solo. Check it out on YouTube too!

We have a special guest this week to discuss Jars of Clay's first album that came out in 1995. We're nothing if not hip and with the trends. Enjoy this nostalgic look back at the Greatest Decade of Christian Music.

Bryan sits down with Jesse Roberts of Poor Bishop Hooper to finish the discussion on their first album, Foreign Made. Check out Poor Bishop Hooper's website for more on their […]

This week, it is just Bryan and Grant in the studio again. (But prepare yourself for part 2!) We discuss one of Bryan's favorite albums to play, Foreign Made by Poor Bishop Hooper.

Welcome Spencer to the show as we discuss Psallos' latest album, Philippians

Bryan goes solo with both Grant and Justin out. This is our first video podcast too! Check it out on YouTube Thanks for listening The Balm of Gilead podcast is […]

Episode 47 bonus episode 3. It was getting late and the guys hopped from the serious to the banal with amazing alacrity.

Episode 47 bonus episode 2: Where we talk about the presence of snow in the south.

Episode 47 bonus episode where we get off on a rabbit trail about C.S. Lewis.

FNH from the Not the Bee Social podcast joins us with Justin still out this week. Today, we wrap up our series on Mars Hill's music with The Sing Team and a couple other Brian Eichelberger pieces.

This week it's just Bryan and Grant as they discuss music from The Modern Post.

Psalm Psalm 45 Songs: Creation to Salvation by Drakeford Ghost Ship: The Good King Mediator – CAM HUXFORD IV Verse 1 He takes our place and stands in front of […]

An interesting tangential discussion that we thought was worth sharing

The music of Mars Hill had some notable characters and groups that came out of it. In this episode, we discuss the band Citizens and take a look at the theology of some of their music.

This week we discuss what we've been listening to (does Grant not like a Newsboys song?) and we give a bit of a personal update and how some of the music of Mars Hill was helpful during this time.

Psalm 42 What We've Been Listening To Grant New Newsboys song Clean.  Top artist: Crown & Covenant Others of note:  Adam Young Titanic Ola W Jansson album All The Things […]

It's just Bryan and Grant this week as we talk about Craft in creating music. If you like music theory, we talk a bit about that. If not, don't worry, we mention a ton of awesome links to check out. Rate and review in your podcast app to build the listener community! And thanks for listening!

We welcome Henry Haffner to the virtual studio this week. We talk about uniqueness of place, beauty, craft, the Psalms, worship, ... really the whole gambit.

We interview Cody Curtis of the group Psallos. If you haven't listened to them already, go do that, they're great!

This week, we welcome Renee Emerson, poet and author to talk about poetry and beauty. We discuss how this connects into how a poet looks at the Psalms and what we can learn from them.

Please welcome Philip Moyer of My Soul Among Lions to this week's show! We had an Insightful discussion about the origins of the band and how they make music. Join the discussion at https://slack.techreformation.com

This week, we talk with Kyle Thompson of the Undaunted.Life podcast. Recently on episode 176 of his show he discussed 8 problems with contemporary worship music. Naturally, we had to investigate his perspective.

Bryan, Justin, and Grant continue the discussion on beauty, adding accessibility, memorability, and emotion to the mix. We also discuss Kevin Max leaving orthodoxy for something he calls the "universal christ" whatever that is.

This week, we continue our discussion of Beauty and Craft. Stay tuned as we have a giveaway this week!

The guys discuss excellence in music. This is a bit more subjective than what we've talked about before. We talk a bit more about the art of music and how that pursuit might operate in worship music.

Jon Foreman wrote a song based on Psalm 51 that is beautiful. The instrumentation is very somber, and while it has a lot of moving pieces, functions in a way […]

Quick, interesting discussion regarding similarities in deconstruction stories. And some podcast recommendations. Podcast Recos Restless The Alisa Childers Podcast Cooper Stuff

Psalm Psalm 32 Ice Breaker Review of Jon Foreman's Departures album I would classify this album as a Type 2.5 album. Many of the songs are solidly Type 3, but […]

This week, we welcome special guest Justin Rea to the podcast. We discuss his music recos and play a fun game before settling into the main topic all about what's ahead on Season 3. Stay tuned to the end for a song and a special announcement!

This week, we offer up a song versus song on paraphrases of Psalm 42-43, and, as it happens, Psalm 63. We are looking at Tomlin's Waterfall and The Sing Team's Satisfied in You

Another bonus segment from our discussion in episode 29. We start, but do not go to deep into instruments in worship. Allowed? Not? Things to think about.

Part 1 of some bonus content from our last show. Here, we go on a bit of a journey through discussing what we each think about how writers’ beliefs ought […]

Why do we have music ministers, worship leaders, and song leaders? In this episode, Bryan and Grant discuss an idea Bryan has about where this might come from.

A warm welcome to special guest Poor Bishop Hooper! We discuss their recent and ongoing project EveryPsalm, touch on their song writing process, discuss the challenges and joys with the project, and much more.

Your hosts discuss Biblical translation broadly and poetic translation specifically.

Bryan and Grant finish off the Psalm model with Petition, Supplication, and Call to Action.

The episode in which Bryan and Grant think through a few types of praise: adoration, blessing, and thanksgiving.

This week we welcome the inimitable Jim Briggs, one of the hosts of the popular Lightest Form of Flogging podcast to talk about how we have changed in our beliefs about worship over the years.