God’s Favorite Kind of Worship

The type of acceptable true worship Christ looks for calls for our entire spirit, the totality of all we are, to be actively engaged. The nature of true worship is active, demonstrative and participatory.

What is Acceptable Worship?

You may be surprised to know that when Jesus talked about worship, He said nothing about music.  In fact, the Bible is fairly silent on musical style with the exception of God’s love for new songs that express the new things He is doing among His people (Psalm 33).

Stay in Your Lane

There’s a real value to staying in your lane and it’s a Biblical principle found in an unlikely place.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗼𝗻𝘆𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗮𝘄 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗛𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮 𝗡𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗡𝗼 𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗛𝗲'𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗔 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗶𝗺 …

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20 Things I’ve Learned From Listening to Great Songs and Songwriters (13-16)

The penultimate installation in this year-long series . . . 

10 “Worship Revealers”

What do you think of when you hear the phrase, lip service?

What You Sing Is What You Teach Is What You Think

Worship leaders wear many different hats: Musician, leader, counsellor, pastor, sound engineer, arranger and the list goes on. One role we often fail to see is that of teacher. We often assume that role solely belongs to the preaching pastor. Whereas the act of listening to a sermon may feel closest to the lecture-driven Western …

The Best Things In Life Aren’t Things

My forthcoming move South has me facing the inevitable: I have to pack-up my 'things'.  I pride myself on being fairly conservative.  I am not a rat pack by any means. Nonetheless after nearly four decades on the planet, one tends to amass 'things', even if it is reasonable and legitimate in the eyes of …

Nevermind

Nevermind the person you used to be. Nevermind the places you used to go or the things you used to do. Nevermind the past. Nevermind the way you used to think. Nevermind what you were told. Nevermind what you thought you knew. Nevermind your fears, your failures, your future. Nevermind what you feel. -----------> Selah …

How To Understand The Bible :: A Short Guide to Biblical Interpretation

With the advent of social media, biblical illiteracy amongst evangelicals has become more apparent than ever.  Some may blame the decline in Word-based preaching from the pulpit, others pin responsibility on parents raising children in an ever-increasing secular-liberal culture.  Whereas both may play a role, at the end of the day we are ultimately the …