Rowland asks:

Where are the committed contemporary poets who are in love with Jesus who can write hymns/ songs which do not insult our musical or literary intelligence?

One pastor’s response:

I’d put in a word for Robin Mann.

Although he’s been around for a while, he hasn’t stayed put. These spring to mind:

“Just like Jesus” – the song he wrote as a response to the “Piss Christ” exhibition some years back.

The credal “God Version 1.0″ (largely declaring what God I *don’t* believe in, but always ending in a positive).

I also know that I’ve been disconnected from much of what younger people are relating to. Singability is always a challenge.

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