Category: Worship

  • In “Contrast” to the Other Hallelujah Chorus I Posted Below…

    One of my favorite choirs… The heart set free!

  • Intentional, Confessional… Pentecostal

    Is that even “legal?” 😉 Intentional. Pentecostals are known more for spontaneity than intentionality in worship. If it’s planned these days, it’s more pragmatism than thoughtful worship. What I seek is intentional worship. Careful attention to the songs we sing, the Scripture we read, the education we give our children… all of it. As a Pentecostal pastor I am also…

  • Still

    Absolutely one of my favorite songs… and the need of my life as I enter my sabbatical. Peace.

  • Thoughts About “Icons”

    Recent blog activity has been caught up in a discussion over the Manhattan Declaration. This is a statement coming from Catholics, Orthodox, and Evangelicals concerning three major points about our current culture in America. The debate is over whether this is just some right wing political move or it’s legitimate. Some of the disagreement comes down to theology. How can…

  • What Happens When We Dwell?

    Colossians 3:16,17: Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. When we…

  • Wow. 0 for June! I know I don’t blog much, but I missed JUNE! Seems life is keeping me busy. Where I am focusing currently is worship and different means of worship. Part of it is study, where I am currently reading Evagrius devotionally. I want to continue to learn from the Desert Fathers and hear their heart for God.…

  • Wow. 0 for June! I know I don’t blog much, but I missed JUNE! Seems life is keeping me busy. Where I am focusing currently is worship and different means of worship. Part of it is study, where I am currently reading Evagrius devotionally. I want to continue to learn from the Desert Fathers and hear their heart for God.…