Stephen M. Miller in his office listening to new Psalm songs.
23 BIBLE CHAPTERS TO GO, AND I'M DONE.
I will have finished paraphrasing The Casual English Bible® beta (unedited) edition.
That’s part 1 of our news. I’m already into Ezekiel 25. There are 48 chapters in the book. So, 23 to go.
Then I’ll make the maps to go along with Ezekiel’s prophecies and other writings in the Bible book named after him. I might even take a stab at illustrating Ezekiel’s vision of a new Temple.
Music in TCEB
This is new and dramatic
If you go to Psalm 23, you’ll find a new, original song inspired by that ancient song. If you don’t like the style of music, try another psalm. We’re just beginning to put our psalm lyrics to music.
Artificial Intelligence made it happen.
I wrote the lyrics of each song and often the melody. For the lyrics, I drew as much as possible from the lyrics I had already written for the Book of Psalms. I added some simple melodies. Then I had to feed AI with instructions about how I wanted them to produce the music—style, tone, instruments, vocalists.
To be clear, I don’t think of myself as a musician. But I’ve got the words and I’ve got the heart.
All I needed was some heartless, soulless software to produce something heart-warming and soul-inspiring.
Which it did, though many musicians won't agree. And they call it cheating.
Musicians not a fan of AI music
To be clear, I suspect most musicians hate it. Especially traditionalists who insist on live music in church without any backtrack. And if they produce music, digital isn’t good enough. They want music in their hands.
Here you go, fella. It’s your music on a thumb drive. Is that physical enough?
But you’ve got to get with the program. This dot on the timeline is as notable as when the book replaced the scroll and the Buick replaced the buggy.
I know it’s sad to think you’ll never again read a scroll on your way to church riding in a buggy. But if you’re angry about that, you can listen to my lyrics and tune in lucky Psalm 13, “I Know You’re Angry.”
The songs are not yet released or available for sale. But we expect to release some of them in a Casual English Bible album when we launch our new and improved website, CasualEnglishBible.com , probably in mid to late October.
JUKEBOX: Get your music here
But you can listen to them here. I’ll give you the psalm number, song title with link, and one background fact.
Psalm 8, Keepers of the World. Not a song for polluters. They should go to the song “Trouble.”
Psalm 9, Forever Near. A reggae thanks to God for defending us. It's a prayer to dance to.
Psalm 13, I Know You’re Angry. Imagining what God would say to us when we're angry with him.
Psalm 23, The Lord is My Shepherd. Moving. And you’ve never heard it this way before.
Psalm 40, New Song. Think joy in the 1950s, adapted for today.
Psalm 42, Prayer in the Dark. Song of the stressed, depressed, and in need of rest.
Psalm 46, Lord, Have We Lost? Many non-name-calling good people today feel this way.
Psalm 51, Wash Me White as Snow. Steve’s favorite. His wife’s favorite, too.
Psalm 88, God, Are You Too Busy to Help? This rare psalm has nothing good to say about God. Sorry.
Psalm 91, Sanctuary City of God. Folks at risk, under God’s wings. Think immigrants.
Psalm 100, Crank it Up for the Lord. This song rocks and rolls.
Psalm 104, Lord, I Saw You There. I finished this song this morning.
Psalm 130, Trouble. Get ready for the blues. From the first squirrely note.
Psalm 139, Wings of the Dawn. Theme: We can’t hide from God, and that’s good. He’s always here.
Psalm 139, Wings of the Dawn (Country). Not yet posted on the site. But it will be.
Almost finished with Beta of Casual English Bible