this is just a glimpse of God's grace at work in my life. i pray that it will be an encouragement to others on the journey.
I had an opportunity to attend WorshipGod 2011 in August. During this conference I attended this workshop. To give a little background, I went to this conference, literally, on the way to my new job as Minister of Worship in Baltimore, MD. I had previously been involved in leading worship in another church on a [...]
I came across this article this morning (thanks to Bob Kauflin) and found it very encouraging. I say “encouraging” because my current situation puts me very near the type of setting that Kevin DeYoung shares. I have thought many of the same things that Kevin expresses here, but it appears that he has come to [...]
I have only recently become familiar with Kevin DeYoung. But, in that short amount of time, I have been impressed with his thoughtful and thorough care for the Church in his preaching and his writing. In this two part article which he wrote for The Gospel Coalition, Kevin lays out 10 very helpful principles of [...]
IX Marks Ministries has faithfully served the body of Christ through their thoughtful and thorough resources regarding Church life. This article posted on the Questions for Pastors tab of their website provides a very clear and concise approach to the subject of church music styles. Often churches can waste time and words trying to develop the perfect [...]
Every year, now, for a while, my family has set aside a time when we go out to eat together and celebrate God’s provision in the previous year. We began to do this after my Dad read and meditated on this passage from Deuteronomy 14. 22 “You shall tithe all the yield of your seed that [...]
I first read this quote of Spurgeon from the blog, Worship Matters. I thought that it was a great follow up to what I wrote in the previous post. “Brethren, there is an abiding fullness of truth in Christ; after you have heard it for fifty years, you see more of its fullness than you [...]
Last Sunday at my church, Grace Bible Church in Moore, SC, Ben Ebner, who leads our music and corporate worship taught on a biblical approach to music within the church. Although the applications of the talk were specifically to our church body, the goals and principles that he presented were from scripture. This is perhaps [...]
Finally, after an long summer of very little rain and much sunshine and heat, God called out to me with thunder and rain to praise Him as the Sovereign Creator. For the last couple months I have been working out in this record breaking heat. I have been waiting – longing for the day, as [...]
I was up til’ 4:30 in the morning this morning working on a project for my church. But I got to sleep in until noon which was nice. I have been building tables tops for the coolest coffee shop in town, Cool Beans!!!!! Check it out! I will hopefully have them finished this week. I [...]
What a wonderful reality to know that God has provided release from eternal damnation and wrath. As a child of God, we can never be a recipient of God’s wrath. Every last drop of God’s wrath has been poured out on Jesus Christ for those who believe in true faith. We are the objects of [...]