Falling on deaf ears?

Are we flexing the embouchure instead of spiritual muscle?

Hi, my name’s Bruce and I’m a bandsman.

It’s been 15 years, two months, three days and four hours since I last played and I have to admit I still struggle daily. I tried to give it away and failed miserably but when I realised the damage it was doing, to me and my family, I gave it up for good. Never been back …

OK, maybe it’s not that bad, but many of us “recovering bandsmen” (thanks Geoff Ryan for the term) have realized that although Army banding is admirable and sometimes rewarding, when it comes to real Christian service, banding is merely “tinkling brass and a crashing cymbal.”

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