How many times have you been to a funeral where the person who died was extolled in the warmest possible terms? If you’re like me, this describes nearly every memorial service you’ve attended. Why do we wait until after death to abundantly praise and affirm people?

In one sense, to love is to sing. Most of us would speak with great endearments of music in general, but what if music has a greater role than just a delightful noise for our ears? Singing to God in worship is so much more—here's why.

By nature, we love receiving praise from people because it feeds our pride. Here are four things Scripture teaches us about how to give and receive commendation.