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Tag Archives: worship
Live Godly Lives
More and more, we find ourselves living in an environment we weren’t made for. We find that, as Peter says, we are ‘aliens and strangers’ in this world. The worship of God is not the norm, in fact, the worship of … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged 1 Peter 2:11-12, Genesis 3:5, godliness, good works, prayer, witness, worship
16 Comments
“Doing Church” at Home
Yesterday, my wife and I propped ourselves up on a pew (bed) and tuned into an online worship service. This is how people “do church” in 2020 QA (the Quarantine Age). But it wasn’t new to us. Back in the … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Memoir, Religion/Faith
Tagged asthma, childhood, church, coronavirus, home, worship
46 Comments
“Us Time” With God
Connecting With God One of my favorite comic strips when I was a kid showed an astronaut radioing Earth, “No signs of life,” while standing in an immense footprint he’d mistaken for a crater! Previously (God, Are You There?), I … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Memoir, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged 1 Kings 19:12, 1 Thessalonians 5:17, God, love, prayer, worship
36 Comments
The 7 Modern Sins
Some things never change. (Thanks to Gregory Joel for introducing me to this quote)
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged modern, pleasure, politics, science, sins, wealth, worship
12 Comments
What is Worship?
“The perfect church service would be one we were almost unaware of; our attention would have been on God.” ~C. S. Lewis If you forget everything but God you have remembered everything that matters
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged C.S. Lewis, church, God, John 4:23, service, truth, worship
21 Comments
Grateful Forever
What if we thanked God for literally everything he’s given us, starting with the hearts and minds and voices to thank him? I mean, heck, everything comes from him, so there wouldn’t be time for anything else! It would literally … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged eternity, God, gratitude, heaven, thankful, worship
8 Comments
A Worship Manifesto
I previously served as Director of Worship at a large church. Near the end of my first year I presented this Manifesto to my team. Easter Week seems like a good time to pass it along to others, especially anyone … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged Deuteronomy 6:5, Easter, God, leader, praise, service, worship
20 Comments
The Wild Places
Go and worship in the wild places the un-found-out places the forest that has never echoed with human voice the desert that offers no easy welcome or your own heart
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Poetry, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged beauty, God, heart, human, nature, worship
20 Comments
The Perfect Church Service
“The perfect church service would be one we were almost unaware of; our attention would have been on God.” ~C. S. Lewis
Posted in Culture, For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged C.S. Lewis, church, God, perfect, prayer, worship
10 Comments
What is Worship?
“The perfect church service would be one we were almost unaware of; our attention would have been on God.” ~C. S. Lewis If you forget everything but God you have remembered everything that matters
Posted in Culture, For Pastors and Teachers, Poetry, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged C.S. Lewis, God, Jesus, John 4:23, worship
11 Comments