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More Than a Task to Accomplish
Almost every Thursday night, I gather with a group of musicians to rehearse the music for the weekend worship services. Like many other worship rehearsals at churches across the nation, we are normally focussed on the task of working through the songs to make sure we are all on the same page and ready to go for the weekend. It is not all about the task of preparation, but that is often the main goal. We pray together. We worship. But there is always that goal of being prepared in the back of...
Deeper Issues
Social media, sports talk radio, and news outlets have been mostly filled with polarized perspectives of the NFL, the national anthem, the flag of the United States of America, respect, honor, equality, and our military. Articles and posts about hurricane relief needs, the volatility of North Korea, and satirical pieces about the happenings of the weekend are intermittently dispersed among the rest of the noise. That's really what a majority of it is right now. Noise. Arguments and debates...
You’re Doing It Wrong
I think I give off a vibe of "You're doing it wrong." I have to consciously make an effort to not jump into projects that others are working on without being asked for help. It's not that I think I can do everything better, I just notice little things that can help streamline processes and I have a desire to maximize results. I have a wide range of talents. Chalk it up to undiagnosed ADD if you want. I've just always had a desire to learn as much as I can about as many things as I can. I also...
He Will Draw Near To You
I have been learning and growing in Christ so much over the past few months. I have shared some of that via Facebook Live videos and I am still processing through so much more of it. I've had requests to share more videos as a devotional kind of thing, but I'm not sure if I'm quite ready for that. Only time will tell. I just want to share what God is laying on my heart at times. "Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you." James 4:8a (HCSB) That might seem like a nice Bible...
Life Is Pain
"Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something." The Man In Black - The Princess Bride Life is pain. I think most people would agree with the sentiment. Just look around and you will see a broken world filled with pain and suffering. You might see smiling faces and hear laughter emanating from the food court at the mall, but the facade of happiness disappears the moment it is met with dissatisfaction, disapproval or displeasure. There are people freezing on the...
A Humble Response to the Presidential Election of 2016
The world of social media is a hard place to hang around today. Millions of people voted yesterday and most of them have extreme reactions to the outcome. Emotions are running higher than they were before the election. Fear, hatred, anxiety, and disgust intermix with relief, love, excitement, and pride. I wrote a post four years ago with my response to Barrack Obama's reelection. Not much has changed since then. There are sore losers and sore winners. Some people seem to have put...
Look Up
My family and I recently moved to a farm to be closer to the community that we are in ministry with. One of the things I love about it is the stillness and quietness of living in the country. There is still traffic that drives down the road as well as other connections to civilization, but there is also the sound of silence and a lack of city lights reflecting off of the atmosphere at night. I paused to just look up as I was taking the trash down the long driveway. The dogs across...
Surrender All In Worship
I've had a lot on my mind over the past week. A few big projects kept me busy, but that didn't stop my mind from racing. My heart and mind were feeling exhausted from the stress of live streaming at Crossroads Church - Boyce this weekend to the wave of emotions from reading the news about Pastor Freedom. I lead worship for a mini-conference at on Saturday morning, ending with I Surrender All. In that moment, I realized just how much I had to surrender as I...
When It Gets Hard To Pray
I have a friend who I haven't seen in over a year who is going through an incredibly difficult season. I, like thousands of others, have been praying for him. I have been praying for complete healing. I have been praying for his family, and miracles. Mutual friends and online reports have given me nearly all of my information about the situation. Sometimes it has been hard to pray, but I've still prayed with audacity and expectancy. Today, I read something that made it hard to pray....
At Least I’m Not That Bad
Nobody is perfect. We've heard it before and maybe even said it a few times. I've been thinking about how we tend to compare what we do wrong to others, almost justifying ourselves. We say, "At least I'm not that bad," and continue on in what we know is wrong. I've used the example of speeding in the past, and it is an excellent example here. I may be going 70 in a 55 zone, but at least I'm not going 85 like all those cars passing me. Have you ever rationalized something that you knew was...
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