Steve has recently been encouraged by this blog and wanted to encourage you with it too. https://barnabaspiper.com/2018/01/130-lines-from-hymns-to-encourage-you.html ...
You may have noticed, but in the last few weeks I’ve used a couple of Keith Green songs in our services. I’m not sure if they were recognized by most people, but I thought they tied in really well with the passages that were being...
What do you call a fake noodle? An impasta. This was the first conversation I had Wednesday morning with my son. Even without a morning coffee he got a smirk out of me. I typically have a no smiling policy in the morning. We laugh a lot in...
Surrender. Many beautiful songs have been written over the years that speak of our need to die to self and live for Jesus. It’s biblical. It’s necessary. It’s hard. “Rid me of myself I belong to you” “Here I am, down on my knees again” “Whatever my lot, you have taught...
A blog entry from Bob Kauflin's worshipmatters.com blog. More than once I’ve heard Christians insist that worship should be fun, or act like they had a responsibility to prove that Christians knew how to “party” in church. I’ve always been uncomfortable with that connection, so I...
Biblical worship is never about me and my worship. Instead, biblical worship is about God and remembering his saving deeds throughout history. One Old Testament passage that lays a foundation for remembrance in our worship is Deuteronomy 6. It is here where God instructs Moses...