Worship and Theology 敬拜與神學

Joshua Law

Professor Joshua Law teaches voice, choir and East Asian music at CCSF since 1972. As a boy, Joshua was fond of singing. He found interest in music in his preteen years when he started to learn to play the piano from his cousin Julia, sang in a church choir, learned music theory from his choir director Jenny K. Wong. Joshua began his music life as a violin player at his high school orchestra. He played trumpet as a teenager and started cello lessons in college because the small college orchestra needed one cellist. He was given free voice lessons in exchange for correcting music theory papers for a voice teacher. At his senior year at college, majoring in Social Work, he won first place in a city wide singing contest that landed him an European tour immediately after his graduation. Joshua was accepted into the graduate music program at Cal State L. A. from which he got his master's degree in music studying voice with Esther Andreas and William Vennard. He is specialized in voice pedagogy and was selected as a vocal workshop singer by Richard Miller. In addition to playing the above mentioned musical instruments, Joshua plays the baritone horn, the trombone, the saxophone and a number of other instruments. Joshua performed, in numerous occasions, leading roles in operas and oratorios, directed oratorio productions and Broadway shows, sang solo concerts, produced many concerts and many music for radio and TV programs and served in numerous singing contests as chief judge. Being known as an excellent vocalist and choir director, Joshua was invited by local and international churches for advice and workshops. To equip himself for such frequent invitations, he had pursued theological education which gave him two more post graduate degrees in theology and pastoral ministry. He maintains a piano tuning and rebuilding workshop at his house and in frequent occasions is invited to give sermons in churches, lectures on the principles and practices of church music all over this country, in Asia, South America and Canada.
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Man Proposes, God Disposes

Man Proposes, God Disposes
The Faith Journey of Joshua Law
Not a coincidence, but an act of grace, arranged of God.

God’s Exhortations:
“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” Bible, Proverbs 3: 5, 6
My Parents’ Teachings:
My mother often said to me: Whatever you do, you must do whatever it takes to do everything perfectly, because everything must not be done merely for yourself, for friends, for others, for superiors, for your country, but for God ’s love. There is nothing difficult in the world, unless your will is not strong enough.

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From “Bourne Identity” to “Born Identity” by Joshua Law 羅天樂著

From “Bourne Identity” to “Born Identity”                               by Joshua Law

伯恩Bourne身份天生Born身份”                         羅天樂著

 

              Christmas is a holiday to celebrate the birth of Christ Jesus. The task of Jesus’ birth is to save the world, to invite the world to accept the salvation of God, so that the Spirit of God could be born in the heart of the believers.

聖誕節是慶祝基督耶穌降生的節日,督耶穌降生的任務就是拯救世人,邀請世人接納神的救恩,讓神的靈住(born)在人心。

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從中國音樂的道德觀看現代基督教教會音樂 羅天樂著

古人把音樂所含的道德因素分成兩類:雅樂和淫樂,其中各自以《韶》與「鄭聲」為代表。

 雅樂:

孔子聞韶樂「三月不知肉味」,「樂者,通倫理者也。……是故先王之制禮樂也,非以極口腹耳目之欲也,將以教民平好惡,而返人道之正也」。也就是說,好的音樂能提升人的道德標準。孔子稱讚韶樂是「盡美矣,又盡善也」,以致聞之「三月不知肉味」。

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角聲合唱團2019年事工報告

願聖誕節的快樂使您在這個偉大的季節裡充滿事奉的能力。為主忙總是一種祝福。

您可能聽說我已經從角聲合唱團退休了。但事實是,我僅以角聲合唱團的行政部長身份退出。六年以來,角聲合唱團行政部工作,加上音樂總監及指揮的事工,使我太累了,自己年邁,(七十下旬)身體不能應付了,但我的長處是敬拜實踐及牧養,在這方面,以及角聲合唱團音樂總監及指揮的事工,我會繼續事奉。上週已在Palo Auto得主使用,這星期六角聲合唱團再出場獻唱A Christmas Festival.請代禱。

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