A new study by LifeWay Research reveals that most churches no longer bicker over music.

“The distance between what used to be traditional and contemporary are much closer than what they were 20 years ago,” Mike Harland, director of LifeWay Worship said. “Disagreement has begun to wain in most churches, and what a wonderful thing that is.”

Out of 1,000 Protestant pastors surveyed, only 15% said that their biggest challenge to navigate is music preference. A previous LifeWay Research study also showed that only 5% of churchgoers would leave their church should the music style change. A doctrinal shift—for 54% of them—would be a far more important reason to leave.

The piano remains the most played instrument for 4 in 5 churches, and hymnals have not become as unpopular as believed with 69% of churches still using them.

There’s a divide between the old and new with 47% of churches using an organ while 46% use a praise band. But, African American pastors (48%) are more likely to include songs that only feature a choir.

Differences lie between a church size and denomination, as well. Churches with 250 or more in attendance use a rhythm section or praise band music (75%).

Pentecostal churches also are more likely to use a praise team or band music (73%) while Lutheran pastors indicated they more regularly use organ music (88%).

Even the location dictates music…

The deputy leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah terror group has vowed to strike back against Israel.

According to CBN News, Hezbollah does not want war with Israel but has promised to attack the country.

Hezbollah’s deputy leader warned Israel to expect a “calculated strike”

“I rule out that the atmosphere is one of war, it is one of a response to an attack,” Hezbollah deputy leader Sheikh Naim Qassem said in a TV interview this week Reuters reports. “Everything will be decided at its time.

“We want the strike to be a surprise… and so there is no interest in diving into the details. The coming days will reveal this,” he said.

According to CBN News, Qassem’s comments come after two Israeli drones reportedly crashed near Beirut. One drone exploded and damaged Hezbollah’s media center. No injuries were reported, but the drones were reportedly targeting an industrial mixing machine in Beirut that makes solid-fuel as part of the development of long-range missiles.

According to the Times of Israel, the explosions could set the missile plans back at least one year.

Israel has not claimed the drones, but Lebanon says two more Israeli drones flew into Lebanese airspace Wednesday. The Lebanese army opened fire on the drones.

Qassem says the drones that crashed were rigged with explosives.

Also over the weekend, two Hezbollah members were reportedly killed in a strike…