Blame my brother. I was a country boy till he came home from the Army and installed a killer radio in his Silverado truck. It pumped Metallica’s …And Just For All Album continuously the whole time he was home. I fell in love with this new sound I heard and just had to have a [...]
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What Country Music Taught Me About Leading Worship
Posted: February 20, 2012 in devotion, music, worship0
You are definitely your Father’s son. Have you ever heard that? I have. Well more so about Levi. When he was born, I was told numerous times that I couldn’t deny being the father. I still get that quite often. Folks kid me by saying “Poor child, he looks too much like his daddy.” I [...]
For the next few weeks, I want to fill you in on some things I’ve been learning from my two-year old. But first let me tell you kids were never something I looked forward to. I really never liked being around them. They’re nasty, rude, a handful, annoying, time-consuming, resource hogs, and just plain icky. [...]
7 Steps to Fasting This website from Campus Crusade for Christ gives some great tidbits on how to be successful with your fast.If you’re part of Xtreme, we’ve already been at it for one week. Way to go guys. Two more weeks. You can do this. If you’ve slipped during your fast, that’s ok. Fasting [...]
In today’s American culture we don’t bow. Showing humility towards someone else is just not the American way. I somewhat remember seeing some “iconic” figures in my Christian walk bow but those were the ones who most people considered sold out Christians while most aren’t or as my brother has put it; too religious. Can [...]
When we lead worship, one of the things we like to be aware of is if God is moving. For years, I always suspected God was moving by the way people moved, sang, or acted. What I’ve learned over the years is people respond to God in so many different ways, that it’s hard to [...]
I’m guilty of it. I’ve asked the question among hundreds in an audience while leading worship, “Why can’t we get excited about God like we do a sports team?” I’m sure you’ve heard the exact same question. It’s a valid question in one aspect. I mean we do get pretty excited when our favorite team [...]
Be Led Not Loud
Posted: January 10, 2012 in devotionTags: Asia, Bithynia, Galatia, GOD, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Mysia, Phrygia
Act 16:6-9 6 Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia.7 When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia,but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to. 8 So they passed by [...]
I haven’t had an opportunity to do a Worship Rewind from last Sunday when I led worship and preached. This morning I was thinking about some of the things I had talked about and one of my points was being humbly responsive to what the Holy Spirit is telling you to do. Have you been [...]
