The best wine comes from grapes that suffer, the best art from hearts that struggle - no one should go looking for trouble - life has enough built in - and it will certainly find us all - but for all the broken & wounded, your trials are precious gifts for us all if you give them
Water into wine. Saved the best for last. “The first rule of leadership, show up. But keep showing up long after others have wearied. All the good stuff comes at the end.” (Paraphrased @SteveNich10 ). John 2.
I don’t lead church music to *bless* individuals, like one might be #blessed receiving a Hallmark card.
My job is not to offer *greetings* or to make you *feel better* or to say *thank you* and *congratulations* for coming to church or, least of all, to *romance* you.
Some of you know my song Before You God. It’s not an easy song to hear or sing. It’s a worship song. I wrote it to sing to the Lord. It is often critiqued as not being a “worship” song (especially on Facebook). Recently someone publicly posted that...
In scripture, the name Ichabod means "the glory has departed from Israel" or "where is the glory?" This is the reality for so many organizations and institutions in America right now. When the veneer is peeled away, we're now asking or realizing Ichabod.