Hezekiah is my New Hero!
If you haven’t read the story of King Hezekiah, I encourage you to do it today. I’ve been caught up studying about this guy in the midst of my “worship” study and can’t get past all learning about this man’s efforts to restore the will and work of God among...
Closing Church for Flurries?
We all know that people in the south get crazy and stupid with even the smallest amount of snowfall on the ground, but closing church without any major accumulation? Can someone call Guinness to see if that is a new low? I remember back in 2005 when a father/son duo...
Needy Church People
I’ve been to hundreds of different churches whether as just a visitor or to lead worship in some capacity. They are all different and all have similarities. But one thing I have noticed is consistent at every church is a collection of people who think it is all about them...
To Shoe or Not to Shoe
I used to always lead worship barefooted until a lot of more conservative places began to protest. It was not one of those issues I would go to my grave fighting for, so I would always ask and comply if the leader of the event felt it was a little...
Time For A Reformation?
More and more I hear friends of mine who are a part of church-plants talking about the need for a modern reformation. Discussions include the character of Jesus as one who would hangout with sinners and the need for more resemblances of the early church in regards to community building...
An Introduction to a Study on Worship
One of the best and worst things about what I have been blessed to do this past year is visit and lead worship in a vast variety of churches (I say worst because I am rarely able to attend my home church). Each one is obviously uniquely different with its...
Put Your Own Puzzle Together
Deuteronomy 12:31 ties into what I wrote yesterday but I’m going to address the same concern from a different point of view. God desires us to worship His way and that way may be different for everyone. I believe the trend of “following the leader” in churches today could have...