Path of Life “Forthright”
Forthright There are so many expressions for someone who is not being forthright: Beating around the bush, Dancing around an issue, Pulling the wool over […]
Humility
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 […]
14 Days on the Mountain
Processing the Sermon on the Mount I consider the Sermon on the Mount to be the Constitution of the Kingdom of God. In three chapters, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]