Understanding Asbury
2 Chronicles 7:12-18 NKJV Then the Lord appeared to Solomon by night, and said to him: “I have heard your prayer, and have chosen this […]
Generation to Generation
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“Make His Praise Glorious”
A Theology of Worship Administration INTRODUCTION Worship and the Mission of the Church We are here for a reason. When we set about to form […]
Truth, Beauty, and the Gospel
Working with Creatives in the Church INTRODUCTION Understanding the Artistic Spirit Artists, even those who just have artistic temperaments but do very little creative work, […]
The Cult of Personality
God Never Calls Us to Surrender Our Minds to any other Human Being. (Author’s Note: Since I began work on this essay, the term “Cult” […]