The Most Important Habit

“Corporate worship” – it sounds so…business-y…so formal…so blah…

But in actuality, it is (supposed to be) life-giving, grace-bestowing, and uplifting and joyful.  It is the highlight of your week.  When people talk about “living for the weekend” this is what they ought to be talking about!  Participating in your weekly church service should be the climax of your week.  If it not, then you’re either at the wrong church or you’re just doing it wrong.  If your church service is dry and bland, then find a church that is full of authentic, vibrant life.  It’s too important for the health of your soul to be at a church that leaves you bored or apathetic.

However, before you ditch your local community, make absolutely sure that it’s the church that’s the problem and not you. Continue reading

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A Christmas Wrapped In Praise

Check out this great article I just read that describes what happened when Jesus’ long awaited arrival finally occurred.  It invites us to consider our response this Christmas as we celebrate His birth.

A Christmas Wrapped In Praise
By: Dwayne Moore

baby jesus making eye contact

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Touch The Sky

It’s gotta be one of the most popular songs on Christian radio right now, and probably one of the top songs of the year (or two or three years).  Hillsong United’s “Touch The Sky”, off their 2015 album Empires.  It’s an extremely passionate and poetic song that seems to be resonating with many Christ-following souls.  So I’ve been eager to sing the song myself, and to lead others in worship with this song.  But when I began to chart out the song I had to stop and think about whether these lyrics were really appropriate for congregational singing. Continue reading

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The Benefits of Daydreaming

I recently read CT Magazine interview with Adam Young, who is the one-man band known as Owl City.  He is a Christian, and his words, though not directly quoting scripture here definitely hint at a concept that I believe is quite biblical (see Hebrews 12:2 “…fixing our eyes on Jesus”).  Here’s an excerpt.  Continue reading

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Recapturing the Gift of Wonder

This morning while listening to the audiobook of Brennan Manning‘s The Ragamuffin Gospel, I was struck by a particular segment which I had to record in written form and share with you (below).  As I listened I was reminded of the time my friend and fellow worship leader Casey Frye were discussing the job of a worship leader and how to define and describe the position.  He stated that we are “stewards of The Reveal.”  I’m not sure if he was capitalizing the T and R in his mind, but since I’m writing this down I get to make that call.   Continue reading

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