Music – Gift or God?
December 21, 2010
Back in November I had the privilege of speaking at the Christian Musician Summit in Seattle, WA. In one of the main sessions, I
Back in November I had the privilege of speaking at the Christian Musician Summit in Seattle, WA. In one of the main sessions, I
Two weeks ago, I had the privilege of speaking to the parents and youth of my home church on the topic of listening to
I’m in the middle of series on the role of a congregational worship leader, and I’ve been camping out on how music works in
If a skillful worship leader skillfully combines biblical truth and music, what part does music play? Why is God so concerned that we use
This past May, our youngest child, McKenzie, graduated from Boyce College with a degree in biblical studies, focusing on music and worship. After 4 1/2
Yesterday I shared some of the drawbacks of using pre-recorded music in church services. Can it ever be beneficial? I think so, as long
In recent decades ambient sounds have become omnipresent in church gatherings. Meetings start with a synth swell and every song after that is connected to the next with musical glue. Synth
Last week Donald Miller, probably best known as the author of Blue Like Jazz, wrote a blog post called, “I Don’t Worship God by
This past week churches throughout the world remembered and celebrated what is at the heart of the Christian faith: the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Songs, sermons,
A friend just e-mailed me to ask me about a comment he heard me make at the last New Attitude Conference. I mentioned that
This past weekend I had the privilege of helping to lead the music at the New Attitude conference in Louisville, Kentucky. About 2300 single
We released our first Christmas album, Savior: Celebrating the Mystery of God Become Man, in 2006. A few years ago I started thinking we should do
