Presenting…
Presenting… Today’s worship service includes a special presentation. In honor of the occasion, a valuable gift will be given to the honoree. In recognition for […]
Creativity
Service Planning: “The Lord Is in the Details!”
INTRODUCTION We have all heard the rather sinister saying in reference to our man-made plans, “The devil is in the details.” Generally, it means that […]
The Lesson of the Oak Tree
Author’s Note: The following is an excerpt from chapter 10 of my book, Worship that Pleases God, the Passion and Reason of True Worship. I […]
Music Education & Music Ministry
A good marriage, well matched from the beginning and faithfully attended to as the years go by, will invariably be a multigenerational blessing to the […]
The Three Steps
Matt 16:24-25 NKJV Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, […]
Today I Feel Pain I Have Never Felt Before
(Author’s Note: This little lament was written early in 2014. For three years, I had been orchestra director at a wonderful SBC congregation for a […]
MUSIC: Pain, Pleasure, and Promise
(Author’s Note: This essay was written during the week after Christmas, 2022. My goal was to help people who are not musicians understand what we […]
November 23, 1966, The Day before Thanksgiving
Psalm 16:11 NKJV You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore. […]
Wasted Assets
What Is the Real Cost of the Worship Arts? How do we assess the cost of public worship? The most obvious accounting would be of […]
Joy! Exploring a Worship Essential
Nehemiah 8:10 NKJV Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing […]