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.
Pride Kills
I’m not sure why anyone would want to do it. Do something that would make God go to war against you.
Become Mature And Attain The Whole Measure Of The Fullness Of Christ
Following Jesus is a HIGH calling! Not only are we to become mature, but here are two more phrases that feel exaggerated: “the whole measure” and “the fullness of Christ.”
The (He)Art And Science Of Leading
I believe our job as worship leaders is to create spaces where people can meet God.
Fresh-Baked, Homemade Chord Charts
We just made chocolate chip cookies from scratch. But get this! Part of the process was to grind our flour by hand.
How To Avoid Exhaustion
I just returned from an overstuffed, extended weekend in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It was my first time back in the US since moving to Costa Rica about 20 months ago.
How To Make It Flow
Some churches don’t seem to mind breaks in between songs. You know, the team finishes. There are five seconds of (awkward) silence.
Three Ways Out Of Fear
Stop me when this sounds familiar. I got a text from a worship director. It said, “I wanted to tell you that my wife felt ill and tested positive for COVID, so tomorrow I can’t be with you.”