God Sent A Musician
I face giants, and you face giants, every single day. And whether those giants are standing on a battle line within us, or on a battle line outside of us, we can learn from the Scriptures how to...
View ArticleToneWoodAmp Review For Small Group And Living Room Worship Leading
Turn your volume up or use headphones for this one. I review the ToneWoodAmp (www.tonewoodamp.com) for Small Group and Living Room worship settings. As a committed agent of the Acoustic+ Movement...
View ArticleLead From The Lightning
Dark skies are the perfect canvas for one of the most powerful meteorological phenomena we know – lightning. And the majesty of lightning occurs when something unseen, but no less powerful, is at work...
View ArticleShut The Door On Your Device
My phone usually sits across the bedroom from me while I sleep. These days, I often keep it in another room other than our bedroom at night, at my wife’s request. But I can’t only blame her for the...
View ArticleThe Virtue Of The Second Question
The conversation between two friends began as usual. “How are you?” one asked the other. The answer came, “It’s been a hard week, but I’m doing okay today.” Then came the response the askee had,...
View ArticleWhat’s On Your Business Card?
Every day, you and I awake with our name on an invisible business card. It is what is beneath our name – in the place where our titles, roles, skills, experience, and personal stages usually go – that...
View ArticleThe New Worship Leader
The idea of today’s worship leader was born in the 1960s – and it has taken us over half a century to finally figure out what we really need, as the Church, going forward. While the following list is...
View ArticleToneWoodAmp Review For Small Group And Living Room Worship Leading
Turn your volume up or use headphones for this one. I review the ToneWoodAmp (www.tonewoodamp.com) for Small Group and Living Room worship settings. As a committed agent of the Acoustic+ Movement (i.e....
View ArticleGod Sent A Musician
I face giants, and you face giants, every single day. And whether those giants are standing on a battle line within us, or on a battle line outside of us, we can learn from the Scriptures how to handle...
View ArticleThe Daily Examen
Every day, up to eight times a day, I silently perform a 1-3 minute spiritual ritual that is – quite literally – changing me. Now in my early 50s, I have decided it is the single most vital personal...
View ArticleGod Is The Subject Of The Worship Sentence
Remember subjects, verbs, and objects in a sentence structure? Remember diagramming sentences on the chalk board? Subjects act, with a Verb, toward an Object. In worship, this insight from the world of...
View ArticleThe Cathedral Of The Creator
Any theology, be it sung, preached, or written, that doesn’t profoundly integrate the natural world around us, creates a very small story of worship. A small story of worship creates a small story of...
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