Biblical Principles in Music

Oh, Be Careful Little Ears is a brief overview of the development of Christian music from both historical and biblical perspectives. Shows why CCM is not biblical, according to Ephesians 5:19 and Colossians 3:16, which instruct us to sing "spiritual songs".  According to the Greek, "spiritual" means non-carnal, the opposite of carnal (flesh-pleasing).

Chapter titles include: "The Origins of Unnatural Rhythms"; "Where Have All the Hymns Gone?"; "A Brief History of Christian Music"; "A Word About 'Pop' Music"; "What Difference Does it Make?" and six more.

142 pages; $9.99 plus s & h.

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BACKGROUND:


Soon after I came to know the Lord Jesus Christ as my personal Savior in the fall of 1982, I began to understand that secular rock music was wrong and I reluctantly switched over to CCM. At that time, I thought CCM was a new revelation from God. Over time, I learned about "the beat" but didn't equate my CCM with "the beat."

My own serious quest for answers about music began in 1996 and resulted in my first book, Oh, Be Careful Little Ears: Contemporary Christian Music...Is That in the Bible?

What began as a concern about "the beat" led me to discover other forms of "carnal" music techniques--all of which were appearing in contemporary Christian music. My personal testimony is related in more detail in the chapter, "Cool Is Not a Fruit of the Spirit" in my  second book--Let Those Who Have Ears to Hear.

My third book, Music and Morals, gives solid proof from science, music and sound researchers, and secular rock artists that music is not amoral. Proponents of contemporary Christian music lack such proof.

BIO:

• Currently, Adjunct Professor, Communications Department, Lindenwood University.
• A part-time working musician with over 40 years of musical experience, which includes fifteen years of classical piano training,  college level music studies in piano performance, jazz band, music theory, etc., as well as extra-curricular accompaniment for choirs and solo instrumentalists. Experience playing timpani, marimba, and other percussion instruments.
• Master's degree in Communication, Lindenwood University.
• Master's degree in Biblical Studies, George Wythe College; Bachelor's degree in Speech and Dramatic Art, University of Missouri-Columbia.
• Served as church pianist, church organist, and pianist for a community Bible study.
• Over 60 radio interviews across the United States and Canada discussing this subject, and seminar speaker at Southwest Radio Church, 2006, and ATI conference, 2003. 
• Piano solo trophy: Mid-America Music Association Music Festival in Kansas City, Missouri, 1995. 

     Copyright 2012 Kimberly Smith