After lots of prompting and arm-twisting, our little band is giving in. We're officially starting the preliminary steps to recording a CD of original worship music. So, here goes. I'm sure there will be more details to follow as this project develops, but for now, here's our first step. UPDATE: we already have one house [...]
Ministry is foremost about people and relationships. As a worship leader and amateur sound guy I realize there can be areas of tension between the stage and the booth. Between 'us' and 'them'. But the goal of the worship leader and the sound person should be identical: to provide as few distractions for the worshipper [...]
"Will our children have to jump over our generation to earlier ones to find the Christian message again? Or will we have celebrated its fullness in such a way that they can remember from our worship what transcended our understanding, but will touch theirs?" -Donald Hustad, True Worship I wonder what our children will say [...]
Having flown several times with my guitar, I can appreciate this. It seems the throwers at United Airlines destroyed a $3500 Taylor guitar. Dave Carroll, the owner, spent 9 months trying to get them to cover the loss. When he told them he was going to post a song on youtube, they said "good luck with [...]
On January 2, 2010, I began the process of reading the Bible through in 90 days using the YouVersion.com online plan. If I stay on track, I’ll finish with Revelation 22 on April 2. There are certainly other ways to read the Bible other than ‘in 90 days’, but here are the reasons why I’m [...]
I don't usually post videos like this…but Monte Montgomery is simply amazing. If you haven't seen the video for 'Could've Loved You Forever', then drop to your knees and give thanks for coming here today.. офис обзавеждане His playing and arrangement have shades of Eric Johnson, but still a style all his own. …things really [...]
Below are the top albums of 2009 that have impacted me. Some of them may make someone else's Top Ten list…but some will go relatively unnoticed. They are all very different from each other. So, in no particular order, here they are. 1. The controversial Stockholm Syndrome, from Derek Webb. Perhaps one of the craftiest [...]
Today, December 3 marks the birthdays of two influential people in the culture of my life. I've sent them both birthday wishes… Ozzy Osbourne, rock icon… and Jim Richards, Executive Director of the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention To [...]
I've been ruined. There, I said it. By the grace of Jesus I am realizing more and more how I'm being restored. I am being reclaimed. Redeemed. Learning how much of me is still cracked, but realizing that I'm not as responsible for fixing myself as i once thought. I am being fixed [...]
*note: this blog is a part of the Sunday SetList blog carnival going on at Fred McKinnon’s little corner of cyberspace.) This Sunday was our Communion service, where we observed the Lord’s Supper/Last Supper. Rather than the typical flow of things, we opened with baptism (the first in our new building!) and prayer time, followed by a video [...]