Do I have what it takes?

This is not us!

It’s time to deepen your life with God.

I was reading the parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10:25-37 and was stuck by something Jesus did.

“Good morning, (CHURCH NAME)! We’re glad you’re here. It’s a beautiful day to worship the LORD. Would you stand and sing with us?”

My nephew David made the ideal, last-minute case for our family picture the night before we moved to Costa Rica two and a half years ago.

I love words! They unlock meaning if you study them out. A word recently blew up in my face.

In my devotional time, I was drawn to read Psalm 100. Classic for worship leaders, I know. But this is how I read it:

I’m not sure why anyone would want to do it. Do something that would make God go to war against you.

I’m pretty hooked on home improvement shows—at least the good ones.

Following Jesus is a HIGH calling! Not only are we to become mature, but here are two more phrases that feel exaggerated: “the whole measure” and “the fullness of Christ.”

I believe our job as worship leaders is to create spaces where people can meet God.

Stop me when this sounds familiar. I got a text from a worship director. It said, “I wanted to tell you that my wife felt ill and tested positive for COVID, so tomorrow I can’t be with you.”

I was pushing a wheelbarrow across the discipleship training school base next door on my way to pick up some dirt for our garden.

Headlines are designed to DO something in us: excite, sober, inform, activate, celebrate, persuade. Persuade? That’s a fascinating thought.

God is not seeking worship. God is seeking worshipers. (see John 4:23)

I want to invite you into hope. Into a world with less anxiety. Into a less distracted, more purposeful, wildly optimistic living.

This year has been both a punch to the gut and a kick in the pants. How are you responding?

Long trials require exceptional resilience, a healthy perspective, and an ability to stick with it. But we never thought we were in a sprint, did we?

While training audio teams, I often interact with what I have come to call Sound Janitors.