I’m pretty much retired now, but I spend a good part of the day on my computer, either learning or on other creative tasks. When I was in employment, it depended on what my daily tasks were. Sometimes, listening to music wasn’t an option, or perhaps task required a high degree of concentration.
However, when I was on relatively mundane tasks, listening to the radio would lift my mood and actually help me to focus. After broadband arrive around 2000, I generally listened to BBC Radio 2. I wouldn’t listen to shows that were just all chat. I primarily remember Steve Wright, Jeremy Vine and Terry Wogan.
Looks like their blocking international access to BBC radio now, so we won’t be able to listen online in Ireland. Perhaps yesterday was my last Pick of the Pops, but we’ll see how it goes. I think the British have been very kind to us since independence. Maybe they’ll find a place in their heart for us 😀. I was able to listen to Sounds Sacred too yesterday. I think that somone said that we’ll be able to listen live, but not on demand.
If I’m working on learning about the Bible, theology or church history, I often listened to playlists of hymns. The least intrusive are the older ones. I generally like them all musically. An example is New English Hymnal, which has high quality recordings.
Sometimes I try to dig out old “modern songs”. I try to familiarize myself with the newer worship songs, but I like all the memories attached to the older ones. Here are a few examples, but YouTube is full of them:
And then you have traditional evangelical hymns and the very new worship songs.
I used to despise the very new ones, but that’s what most churches are singing nowadays, and I’m trying to avoid becoming a grumpy old man. People are quick to point out the scandals associated with the “megachurches” associated with modern worship songs, but I try not to let than put me off. For example, if there’s some financial scandal associated with a football club, that wouldn’t stop me watching football
I can like songs without liking the movement that promotes them. I can make them my own. And why should I think that the songwriters or artists endorse all the actions of whoever causes the scandals.
But if I were a church leader, I would probably encourage people to sing traditional hymns and maybe allow a few of the newer ones. I wouldn’t want to totally migrate to the new ones.
But if I’m not in leadership, I’m happy to sing along with whatever music is selected for a service. I try to avoid getting hot and bothered about such things. The New Testament doesn’t have guidelines of which genre of music is permitted. It’s often pointed out that the older hymns were very similar to the “pop music” of their time, even going back to Luther. And when I examine the lyrics of the newer hymns, I am generally happy with them. When I pray, I often like to begin with lyrics of a hymn.
I can listen to all the older hymns at home in any case 😀.
Psalm 95:1–2
“Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.”
Hibernia Gospel 
Dear Hibernia,
I am all together with you in mood, content, habits, liking, everything you said in this blog.
I simply die for radio
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I want to know more about that radio set. MW, FM or it has SW band also? Which brand, which model, how much you spent, when? Excellent 👌
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Hi Veerites,
That’s just a stock picture that I found on Pexels. I had a quick look on the web, and I think that it’s a German radio:
I found a manual here but it’s in German:
https://www.manualslib.de/manual/19025/Aldi-Terris-Nostalgie-Radio.html
I do agree that it looks cool. I generally listen to radio on the web, but I would be very happy to purchase it if I found it in Aldi in Ireland :). Perhaps the pic was taken some years ago, so it might no longer be available.
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Nice post. Keep it up and may God reward your labour of love
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