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 [...]
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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 [...]
Why liturgy?
Posted in christian culture, devotional, theo of worship on 12 November, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Liturgy is gaining popularity again. It has wide appeal to emergent communities because it seems to make the sacred accessable, and hearkens back to a time where the church seemed to be more…pure…authentic. Whether this is a passing trend remains to be seen. I hope it isn’t! Liturgy has much to offer, and I continue [...]
A whole new ballgame
Posted in devotional on 22 September, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I spent five days by myself in the Bob Marshall wilderness in NW Montana. Four of those days were spent in complete solitude: I talked to myself, and to God. Out of the silence I heard him talk back. He spoke through Deuteronomy 6-10, during hours of “walking and talking” prayer, and [I think] in [...]
New CD released
Posted in devotional, worship music, tagged worship music on 26 April, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My good friend Dave Frincke just released his second CD entitled “Priceless Treasure”. The album features his arrangements of classic hymns that have been treasured by many generations of believers. Dave has skillfully and faithfully lifted up our hymn heritage with his soaring vocals and fine work on piano. I find this new album worshipful, [...]
Sweet Victory
Posted in devotional on 25 March, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The strife is over, the battle won. Alleluia, he is risen indeed! The word nika is the english transliteration of the koine Greek word for “victor”…the one who claims the prize after running the race. Our Lord Jesus endured to the end and did what we least expected. He gave the prize to us. Isn’t [...]
The Christian “F-word”
Posted in devotional on 27 February, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Faith is something that I think about a lot these days. It could be that God is slowly curing me of self effort, and weaning me onto what can be done in his strength. [Without my help, thank you very much!] The world is a very different place when viewed through the eyes of faith. [...]
