Putting an object of affection before the priority of God in your life is one thing, outright publicly declaring that affectionate object as your god is another. And yet, that is exactly what the Israelites did .. more than once. You see in Exodus 32:7-14 that Moses even had to...
One of my biggest weaknesses is revealed when I have the blessed opportunity to be in the audience of a worship service with no responsibilities within the service itself. If the music is bad, I am overly critical and begin to wonder what I would do if I was up...
One of my biggest weaknesses is revealed when I have the blessed opportunity to be in the audience of a worship service with no responsibilities within the service itself. If the music is bad, I am overly critical and begin to wonder what I would do if I was up...
My seminary classes started yesterday with the most depressing news. One of my classmate..s wife was in a fatal car accident earlier that morning and his 18 month old daughter is in critical condition. On top of that, his wife was six months pregnant. What a burden Eric has with...
When I think about responding in worship, whether it be a loud song or quite meditation, I usually immediately follows some fantastic word or revelation from God. However, after reading Exodus 12:27, I realize faith in what God has promised He will do is reason enough to worship before He...
Oprah is not on my favorites list, but every once in a while she has a show that is quite inspiring. The other day she featured a 5 year-old boy who was forced to watch his father stab and kill his mother before being stabbed several times himself and left...
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...
Have you ever had one of those moments when you knew without a shadow of a doubt you were witnessing Gods absolute and obvious answer to a prayer? When Jamie and I began praying a few years ago for a new home to meet the needs and size of our...
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...
Around 6:00 AM this morning, I hear my son yelling “Daddy!” from behind his bedroom door. Immediately, I put down what I am doing and go to check on him. I tell myself at the same time I speak aloud the half-awake reasoning through the two layers of luaun, “It’s...
