A Personal Manifesto for Congregational Singing

April 28, 2010

I wish I could take credit for this but I can’t. It flows right into what I’ve been writing about in the Call to Worship series. I will sing if for no other reason than to honor the Scriptural exhortation to sing; singing in worship is a spiritual enterprise, not a musical exercise. I will [...]

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A Call To Worship, Part 3: Don’t draw attention to yourself!

April 25, 2010

Sing modestly. Do not bawl, so as to be heard above, or distinct from, the rest of the congregation, that you may not destroy the harmony; but strive to unite your voices together, so as to make one clear melodious sound. I mentioned this briefly in the previous post, but it merits more discussion. Do [...]

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Just thought this was cool

April 21, 2010

I did this a while back with some of Delirious? other albums, but hadn’t done Kingdom of Comfort. It’s fun. Click on it to see the full size version.

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A Call To Worship, Part 2: Put some heart into it!

April 20, 2010

Sing lustily, and with a good courage. Beware of singing as if you were half dead, or half asleep; but lift up your voice with strength. Be no more afraid of your voice now, nor more ashamed of its being heard, than when you sang the songs of Satan. Ouch, right? That stings a little [...]

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Sadly, this week proved my point

April 15, 2010

In a post I wrote a while back, I made the statement that: One of the most interesting things about it to me is that we are all still connected to our hometown in some way. Many of our parents or grandparents still live there, and some never left the area. The recent death of [...]

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Goodbye, friend

April 14, 2010

What can you say about someone whose life ended so suddenly, so much earlier than ever imagined? What can you say if that same person was the one that nearly every guy wanted to be, every girl wanted to be with, and every parent wished their child was like him? What can you say about [...]

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Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose

April 13, 2010

Glad to see that the more things change, the more they stay the same. Walt Disney World, 2007 Sedgwick County Zoo, 2010

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On health care

March 22, 2010

As many of you know, the US Congress has passed a massive health care reform bill. I’m honestly of two minds about the bill. I don’t like it. It’s too big, expands government powers too much, and forces people to purchase something that they may not want to purchase. A 28 year old single man [...]

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Are we culturally dumb?

February 20, 2010

I was reading this post on Pyromaniacs this morning and it brought to mind something I was thinking about earlier this week. When we seek to spread the gospel to other countries and other cultures, are we attempting to overlay that gospel with our own Westernized ideas? If we do this, are the people we [...]

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A Call To Worship, Part 1: Just Sing!

February 19, 2010

Sing all. See that you join with the congregation as frequently as you can. Let not a slight degree of weakness or weariness hinder you. If it is a cross to you, take it up, and you will find a blessing. Do you find that it’s a burden to get to church on Sunday? You [...]

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