Don’t Call Me A Worship Leader
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON WORSHIPTOGETHER & CHURCHLEADERS.COM MARCH 26 2014 Have you seen this video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzgzim5m7oU Yes, it’s an ad, but the fact is that it points to a very real phenomenon. Our words do matter. And I have [...]
Worship Is A Wedding: Performance & Worship
My band and I played at AtlantaFest over the weekend, and I was on my way home, slowly coasting through the sea of cars leaving Manchester's Bonnaroo Music Festival, when a thought struck me: it's summertime. Glorious summertime! And the [...]
The Giving Tree
Last night I peeked in my boys’ room — as I do most nights — and I saw my oldest still clinging to the day, awake. He was hanging a brightly-colored hard-cover book over his head at such an angle [...]
Apple Has Learned What The Church Forgot
They stood and applauded him as he entered the room. And being the confident young man that he is, he sprang into measured steps filled with an ironic swagger, and grinned jokingly at his new supposed ‘family’ who aimed to make [...]
Why Ham & Nye Are Playing For the Same Team
I was tempted to turn this thing off so many times and I just couldn't. It's like calling your friends and arranging a game of football in a huge grassy field, only to bring a tennis ball and racket instead. [...]
Why The Bible Isn’t Your Love Letter (Spectacle 3)
Individualism, Image and Faith Continued from SPECTACLE II: I Did It My Way Have you ever been to a church service where the sound technicians aren't skilled enough? It's painful! We've all been there. When an instrument is too loud, even one [...]