The quote in the subject line is courtesy of my three-year-old, who asks me that question (with the sort of inflection only toddlers pull off without sounding like jerks) more often than I would like to admit.

I feel like it’s an appropriate question because we’ll be talking about worship music, a subject that tends to be as contentious as it is amorphous, since everyone has his or her own way of defining and appreciating the act of singing together within a religious gathering.

So this week I’m going to spend some time working through my own evolving thinking about what constitutes worship as a sung activity and what defines a “worship song.” In doing so, we are going to dig into a song that at least one member of our community (who is not me) has called our church’s unofficial theme song.

We’re meeting at Pantages this week, in the lobby. Coffee and Kid’s Table will be on and waiting for you.

Hope to see you all on Sunday!

-Tim Penner