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Keeping the Flame Burning!

Walking into my office recently I found a message taped to my computer that said, “I’m having a garage sale this Saturday – Mom has a lot of song books I think you should look at – come early.” I went quickly to the office of the author, Pastor Bruce, and asked, “How early?” to…

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Communication

I have no idea what it’s like to be a sound tech in a large church.  The duties and responsibilities are endless each week.  So much to worry about in the way of making it all happen.  So much to rely on with power, mixing, lighting, speakers, EQ’s and more.  It’s not like playing one…

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Accept People

You’re a different person at different stages of your life. Ten years ago, when I started working at my current church, I met a man named Bob (I’ll use that name because that was his name). He was a delightful man. He arrived early on Sunday mornings to help prepare the sanctuary for worship; he…

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Unity in Worship

Exodus 24 v. 1 Now He said to Moses, “Come up to the LORD, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship from afar v. 9 Then Moses went up, also Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, 10and they saw the God of…

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A Heart of Gratitude

Psalm 118:28 “You are my God, and I will give you thanks; you are my God, and I will exalt you.” Try to picture the hurt in your spouse’s or child’s eyes if you only told them once a week or once a month how much you loved them and how thankful you are that…

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It’s Not About Us

It was an unusual Sunday morning. My husband was traveling out of town that morning and we (our two young ones 5 and 7 years old) had to get him to the airport by 6:30 am. It seemed like it was going downhill from there. We had a hard time during breakfast because we are…

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Contemporary Worship?

I am often asked to define contemporary worship. My response usually revolved around the musical definition. I never considered the full scope of what was really being asked. Although contemporary means many things to many people, let’s focus on its true meaning. Contemporary merely means – “occurring in the modern” or “of the day”. It…

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Who Do We Worship?

13Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son. 14So Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. And to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the…

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Love Lines the Last Horizon

Singer-songwriter, speaker and worship leader Tanya Godsey, whose artistry occupies the space somewhere between the sincerity of Sara Groves and the passion of Bethel Music’s Steffany Gretzinger, independently releases her long-awaited, critically acclaimed and third full-length album, Love Lines The Last Horizon, Sept. 30. Four songs from the album are available now for immediate download…

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Hidden Opportunities

I often get offended when people ask me what I do full-time as a Worship Leader. For some reason, I get offended more than I care to think about. Don’t ask me why – in my mind they should have at least a hint – “Worship Leader.” I didn’t realize that I got so offended…

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