This is where I want you to be. You ask that I deliver you. Then do not be uneasy about it; do not teach Me, and do not teach yourself; surrender yourself to Me. I am competent to be your Master. I will lead you in a way that is pleasing to Me. You think it wrong if [...]
Archive for January, 2009
On the Verge of Everything and Nothing at all
Posted in devotional, discipleship, theo of worship on 22 January, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My top picks for personal worship…in no particular order
Posted in christian culture, devotional, worship music on 7 January, 2009 | 1 Comment »
#1: Shane and Shane’s Upstairs. Passionate vocal, tight harmony, and splendid acoustic guitar pretty much define their work. What sets them apart is how they sing scripture-particularly the psalms. They speak to the heart with eloquence.
#2: David Baroni Finger Paintings. David’s piano playing is very emotive. The Fingerpaintings series is all instrumental. The music has a [...]
Giving up, caving in, falling apart
Posted in christian culture, devotional, discipleship on 3 January, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I think I’m finally sick of faking it…or at least sicker than the last time I resolved to give up on self-sufficiency. I used to be pretty up-tight about multiple “new starts”-now I depend on them. The great challenge of life is not to be all I can be. It’s to be all I can’t [...]