Balancing Artistry and Worship: Can a Christian Artist Separate Concert Performance from Worship Leading? For many Christian artists, the line between being a performer and a worship leader can be blurry. They find themselves at a crossroads, torn between their artistic expression and their devotion to leading others in worship. In this blog post, we’ll…
As I consider all that is happening in our country with regard to racial injustice, inequality and abuse I’m concerned that the social constructs we have allowed to become prevalent in our society have not served us well. We keep revisiting these same issues (usually around elections, but that’s another subject entirely) but rarely do…
I debated on whether or not to share this photo array and a personal admonition. But now that summer is here and we’re spending so much time in the sun I decided to go ahead and put this out there, preferring to encourage early detection over offending someone with the pic. What started out as…
“In the name of Jesus” isn’t a phrase to end a prayer. It means you affirm your place in the Kingdom of heaven & have Jesus’ perspective and his authority & dominion. When we are “in the name of Jesus” we are seated in heavenly places & see things from that heavenly perspective of authority…
As you may have guessed, after all of my health issues (thanks to genetics!) my diet changed dramatically in October 2017 as I determined to become healthier and reverse some serious medical issues. So, under strict supervision by my primary care physician and cardiologist, I began the Ketogenic way of eating (no-carb/high-fat). Almost immediately I…
The journey isn’t over but it sure has gotten easier. Hopefully this will encourage those of you just starting a journey of physical, spiritual or emotional endurance, or those in the middle of it. It started with a heart murmur that sounded raspy 11 years ago. That’s when I saw a cardiologist for the first…
Someone asked the question “What are some of the reasons why the congregation does not engage or participate in corporate worship?” That prompted me to offer some suggestions as to why corporate worship is still either just a “song service” leading up to the main event – the sermon – or an afterthought – a…
I’ve been working with recording “artists” and musicians most of my adult life. For the past 13 years exclusively I’ve been either managing or developing (or both) artists and bands in the USA and around the world. Since the music industry is going through a major paradigm shift (mainly thanks to digital downloads) it’s always…
I recently read a terrific article by Branon Dempsey that asks the question “whatever happened to church music?” Here’s an excerpt: …My pastor recently asked the question, “why are songs of today not as fast and not as joyful as the ones from way-back? Today, they seem more monotone in worship. What happened?” he inquired.…