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. […]
Humility
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 […]
How to Overcome Evil Part Two
(Author’s note: For Part One of this essay go to: https://stevephifer.com/how-to-overcome-evil-part-one/.) The Good Life I have a CD somewhere of my musical hero Tony Bennett […]
How to Overcome Evil Part One
Romans 12:21 NKJV Do not be overcome by evil but overcome evil with good. The Problem of Evil For centuries philosophers and theologians have wrestled […]
Marketplaces
Cleansing the Temple John 2:13-21 Marketplaces murder worship. When worship leaders trade the prophetic for the profitable, they make a truly terrible bargain. They destroy […]
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 […]
“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, […]
Worship Leadership at the Corner of Life and Liturgy
Worship Ministry at the Corner of Liturgy and Life 7 Essentials of Worship and Life It has been said that worship happens at the intersection of […]