A Craft Surrendered
The True Cost of Song-driven Worship Mark 6:3 NKJV Is this not the carpenter…? The image of Jesus working away in the carpenter’s shop […]
Creativity
“The Seeker” a New One-Act Play for the Easter Season
The Power of the One-Act Play After many years of writing epic 2-3 act plays to tell the Jesus Story, I turn this time to […]
My Creative Circle
My Creative Circle I’m a creative guy; always have been. No brag. Just fact. A creative person needs a circle of creative friends. Usually these […]
Humility: the Gold Standard
Unworthy How One Afternoon in a Dorm Room Can Shape a Life James 4:6 NKJV God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. […]
Peter’s Sheet and Jesus’ Skin
Peter’s Sheet and Jesus’ Skin Two Stories lie at the heart of the Gospel of Christ. Understanding just how revolutionary the Gospel of Christ really […]
Fire and Form: Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs
Biblical Worship Music Ephesians 5:18-20 NIV Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. Speak to one […]
Nostalgia Is Not Worship
Remembering without Falling Back Isaiah 46:9-10 KJV Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, […]
I Am a Worship Leader
(Author’s Note: My friend and professor in my doctoral studies, Dr. Lester Ruth, while doing research for a book on the history of the Praise […]
The Empty Stage
(Author’s Note: This is a devotion I wrote for our production company, Cathedral Arts Ministries, back in 1997. It was written during and immediately after […]
The Calamity of Culturally-Driven Worship Part Two: The Solution
Worship: Content The Calamity of Culturally-Driven Worship Part Two: The Solution The Holy Counterculture Isaiah 60:1-3 NKJV Arise, shine; For your light has come! And […]