Sunday Message: “And then Jesus came in the pic…”

I preached on Sunday at Gayton [well, not this past Sunday. December 28. Had trouble locating the MP3]. Most of the staff was on vacation for the Christmas holiday, so it was up to me. Here’s the MP3 of the message, and the “Images of Jesus” slideshow we tried to show early on in the [...]

cardboard testimonies.

Great video my friend Doug passed along this week:

worship

One of my classes this semester is entitled, “Music and Worship.” I am trying very hard to be objective about the worship experiences I have had in churches during the past few years, and put them through the filters of effective, Biblical worship that we have examined in class. During an entire year in college, [...]

remedy.

I didn’t have to be as stealthy as Marko to get an early copy of “Remedy,” I just had to know the right person, and he loaned it to me. Crowder has always had a way with worship, and “Remedy” is no different. “Remedy” begins with “The Glory Of It All,” a simple, yet powerful [...]

story time.

This is such a great story. While I did not take it lightly as it occurred, I did not let it drag me down. This episode happened in early 2007. I did not feel comfortable posting the story then, due to my employment at the church. Now, we have all moved on so I feel [...]

stories.

A friend of mine told two stories at lunch today. First… Last year at a big 4-day youth worship experience in our community, he noticed one of his youth texting during worship. He asked her what she was doing figuring she was just goofing around. She said back to him, “I’m inviting somebody.” My friend [...]