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April 2018

April 20, 2018
Worship: A Prelude to What? Though I'm not reaching for shock value, the comparison between...
April 18, 2018
If there's one thing commercial Christian "worship" music does well, it's mixing metaphor. There's one...
April 08, 2018
I've always loved the story of Jesus appearing to Thomas. Maybe it's because of the...
April 03, 2018
This Sunday was my 34th time to hear an Easter sermon.   Photo: wikipedia

March 2018

March 31, 2018
13. I tell you what, our jesusy cover band is making Easter great again! 12....
March 29, 2018
  10. Please rise for our first hymn, "Christ the Lord Is Risen Today" by...
March 20, 2018
As I rocked my infant daughter late last night, I started humming a gospel song...
March 15, 2018
And this is why you always - ALWAYS - proofread the bulletin. Answers were provided...
March 05, 2018
Full confession: I'm not a preacher. That probably won't surprise anyone in my audience. See,...

February 2018

February 27, 2018
Fifteen years ago today we lost Mister Rogers. Presbyterian minister. Puppeteer. Television friend and neighbor....
February 20, 2018
A decade ago, my wife and I were a young newlywed couple in the process...

January 2018

January 25, 2018
"Holy, Holy, Holy! though the darkness hide Thee/though the eye of sinful man Thy glory...
January 08, 2018
January 07, 2018
  Whatever the great state of Texas may say, there is no statute of limitations...
January 05, 2018
January 02, 2018
Far too often the church forgets the privilege of its own calendar, instead rushing ahead...

December 2017

December 31, 2017
"It's somber and a little menacing, melodically. It's the one I used to sing when...
December 24, 2017
For your average worshiper, Christmas Eve is a beautiful time of carols, candlelight, and community....
December 18, 2017
What are the Christmas songs you hate? Which ones can you not stand to be...
December 12, 2017
  It's about time.

October 2017

October 29, 2017
How to do worship is not fundamentally a question of preference, but meaning.
October 15, 2017
The commercialization of our music for worship has led to a global takeover by a...
October 03, 2017
Apparently Mark Driscoll's blog now has a home in this neighborhood. Yes, that Mark Driscoll....

September 2017

September 27, 2017
The practices that much of Christianity dismisses as artificial ‘traditions of men’ have a Biblical...
September 08, 2017
I get the most interesting responses when I tell people what I do for a...

August 2017

August 31, 2017
Everyone is talking about Joel Osteen and Lakewood Church. Apparently, they didn't open their doors...
August 30, 2017
Dear friends, this has been a tough week to be from the Houston area. At...
August 17, 2017
  It happens, apparently.  
August 15, 2017
I've been saying for years now that bad worship leads to a bloated, malnourished church....

July 2017

July 24, 2017
No, the melodies of our beloved hymns weren't borrowed from drinking songs, bar tunes, and...
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