Prayer and Persistence
Prayer and Persistence Faith Is Expressed in Repetition 1 Peter 2:9-11 NKJV But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His […]
Articles by Steve Phifer
Heaven’s Children Part One
(Author’s Note: This essay was written between 1995 and 1997 when I was part of music faculty at Southeastern College (now university.) I was also […]
Heaven’s Children Part Two
(Author’s Note: This essay was written between 1995 and 1997 when I was part of music faculty at Southeastern College (now university.) I was also […]
Pilgrimage: 2001
(Author’s Note: This personal reflection was written on a summer trip home to Arkansas back in 2001. I have not updated it, preferring to keep […]
The Old Choir Room, A Reflection from 1998
The Old Choir Room First of all, a music room should be quiet. This one is. Only the hum of an air conditioner stirs in […]
Go to the River
Go to the River But I will trust in You, Lord; I say, “You are my God.” The course of my life is in your […]
The Avian Symphony in D Major
(Author’s Note: In July of 2020 we were visiting our daughter and her husband at their home in North Carolina. I was processing the culture […]
Worship IS Warfare!
The Time Has Come to Pull Down Some Strongholds. 2 Corinthians 10:3-6 NKJV For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according […]
Come On Everybody, Sing! Part One
What Makes a Song a Congregational Song? Author’s Note: With this 3-part essay I want to be positive not negative. I want to encourage Worship […]
Come on Everybody, Sing! Part Two
What Makes a Song a Congregational Song? Part Two: The Form A Delightful and Demanding Skill Choosing songs for a congregation to sing together in […]