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The Ragamuffin Gospel

For several years now I have had this book on my shelf. I bought it a while back at the urging of a friend who loved the book. Needless to say it is now three years later and I finally made time to read it. If you haven’t read “The Ragamuffin Gospel”, you are missing…

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When Singing About the Gospel Becomes Rote

One of the drums I will never tire of beating is this: All biblical worship is rooted in and made possible by the cross of Christ. In my experience, the contemporary church (and any church, for that matter) is always in danger of neglecting the gospel in its songs. I said it this way in…

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Dwell

Psalm 27:4 “One thing I ask of the Lord, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple.” Do you think that perhaps David had been somewhere in…

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Wisdom Sold Seperately

Director’s Notes: The book of James says that if we ask God for wisdom, He will gladly give it. He will supply us with all the wisdom we need. The question is: Whether we know God or not, where do we go to find true wisdom? Universities, books, newspapers, the Bible, friends, the Internet, etc?…

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All The Time

Psalm 149:3, 4 “Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with tambourine and harp. For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with salvation.” Don’t you love little children and their spontaneity when it comes to emotions? Now that we have teenagers, I miss those days…

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Ten Ways to Improve Your Worship Team

Some great insight from Mark Cole on ways to improve you worship teams and worship ministries. From modeling worship to vocal tips, this article promises to provide some helpful tips for the worship leader and music minister. Running a rehearsal week after week is a difficult task for anyone. Finding ways to keep things fresh…

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His Requirement, Not Ours

Psalm 99:5 “Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy.” Have you ever imagined what it would feel like to be in the presence of a King? When we worship remember who you are talking to. It’s interesting that God requires a certain kind of worship. Exodus tells us that…

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God of Seasons

Eccl 3:1 “To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven.” Seasons come and go; they have a beginning and an end. We just finished the Lent season and we are passing through the Easter season. We just finished winter, a time a hibernation and rest, and started springtime, a time…

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Worshipflow.com

Does your pianist and/or keyboard player ever struggle with key changes? Do they find it hard to transition from one key to another without using the boring V7 of the new key? Worshipflow.com is a pretty cool site with some great helps for those of us that are tired of the same old transitions. With…

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Songs In the Night

Psalm 42:8 “By day the Lord directs his love, at night his song is with me – a prayer to the God of my life.” For you is praise a Sunday thing, a morning thing, a before you eat thing? I’ve started experiencing the strangest phenomenon, my sincerest praise has become a night thing. Weird,…

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