What You Need To Hear
I never know what messages you are hearing from others, from yourself, from the voice of the deceiver.
The Good Worshiper
I was reading the parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10:25-37 and was stuck by something Jesus did.
What Your Worship Leader Isn’t Telling You
Some worship leader - senior pastor relationships are fantastic!
Don’t Let Sunday Morning Bite You On The Behind
I’m not always aware of it when it happens. But something happens when the service officially starts: Something sneaks up on you and bites you on the behind.
Can I Tag Along?
My nephew David made the ideal, last-minute case for our family picture the night before we moved to Costa Rica two and a half years ago.
Watching Isn't Playing
I had made it to eighth grade. My basketball career grew in spite of my culture shock from our transition from Costa Rica to San Antonio, Texas, about two years earlier.
Your Homework Assignment
Lead worship solo for a group of complete strangers. Don’t give them lyrics.
Hard is not Bad
One of the core values of our world system is the avoidance of anything hard.
Golf Club Faith
There was a famous golfer who was visiting the king of a country. The king wanted to give him a gift, so he asked him what he liked.
God Loves a Cheerful Worshiper
Plastered on most tithe envelopes (if such things still exist) lives a little hint: “God loves a cheerful giver.” Have you seen it?
The Surfing Linebacker
We were enjoying a couple of days at the beach with some new friends, Dan and Chloe. On the final morning, they invited us to try surfing.
How to Stop Faking it as a Worship Leader
On a long enough timeline, all of us feel like temporary fakes. Sometimes the feeling lingers.
Everything Went Sideways
We walked up on stage and noticed that every single input and output had been unplugged.
How To Lead A Team After They Experience A Moral Failure
I wish it didn’t exist. Sin. Leaders who sin. The evil that destroys. (all sin does)
Limiters of Freedom
We were 100% designed for freedom. Sadly, we don’t often live like it. What limits us?
Worshiping in Freedom
Any stage amplifies what’s already there. Any spotlight highlights what was hidden. If I want to be freer on stage, I need to know what freedom is offstage.
Guard The Deposit Entrusted To You
As followers of Christ, we have been given a spirit of power, a spirit of love, and a spirit of self-control. We have not been given spirits of fear.