Music Monday: Wildfires by Stephen Christian
Release Date: July 28, 2017
I’ll admit I started geeking out and turning into the fanboy that I am when I heard that Stephen Christian, the former lead singer and frontman…
Read moreAug 7 2017
Music Monday: Wildfires by Stephen Christian
Release Date: July 28, 2017
I’ll admit I started geeking out and turning into the fanboy that I am when I heard that Stephen Christian, the former lead singer and frontman…
Read moreJul 27 2017
I’m going to jump right into things this week. I’m discussing worship…a topic that’s near to my heart. But before we get started, I have a few questions:
What drives you to worship? Not just on Sunday, but throughout…
Read moreJul 24 2017
Music Monday: Songs of Heaven & Earth: Volume 1 by Corey Voss
Release Date: July 28, 2017
Whenever I have the opportunity to talk about an upcoming or recently released project for #musicmonday, I’ve made the effort…
Read moreJul 17 2017
Music Monday: We Say Yes by Housefires
Release Date: June 2, 2017
There’s something about raw and organic worship that speaks to me; both profoundly as a worship pastor and also as someone just looking to connect to…
Read moreJul 6 2017
Israel, trust in the Lord!
He is their help and shield.
House of Aaron, trust in the Lord!
He is their help and shield.
You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord!
He is their help and shield. …
Jul 3 2017
Music Monday: Join the Song, Vol. 1 - Erik Michael
Release Date: March 3, 2017
In starting this bi-monthly music review column, I did not fully realize some of the places it would take me or the…
Read moreJun 22 2017
My hometown of Duluth, Minnesota is beautiful. Yeah I might be a bit biased, but I think it has some qualities that make it a lovely place. Seated on the shores of Lake Superior, it’s not your typical Midwest-looking town…
Read moreJun 19 2017
Music Monday: The Labyrinth by Aly Aleigha
Release Date: September 18, 2016
In being a music lover, I sometimes come across an album that stops me dead in my tracks; causing me to simply listen and think…
Read moreJun 5 2017
Music Monday: God That Saves by Iron Bell Music
Release Date: May 19, 2017
If you go back 15-20 years, how many sizable worship movements can you think of? My mind goes to a couple, each tied to…
Read moreMay 25 2017
Note: For clarity’s sake in this discussion, I will sometimes reference things as “Big C Church" which is God’s Church universal. “Little c church” is what I understand to be the local church on mission with God. Slightly nuanced, but…
Read moreMay 18 2017
We’re continuing on in a series that I believe is more of an open discussion than anything else. I’ve been impressed to write more topically for a few weeks because of the need to give certain issues specific attention…
Read moreMay 15 2017
Music Monday: Grace Rising (self-titled)
Release Date: September 18, 2016
There is a trend going on within the local church community and unlike so many other trends that influence the church, I sincerely hope this one is here…
Read moreMay 11 2017
Do you ever wonder as a Christian, as a believer in Christ…is all of this stuff we believe really real? I mean, do you ever step outside of yourself, your background, your upbringing, your context, etc. and examine, “what if…
Read moreMay 1 2017
Music Monday: On My Side by Kim Walker-Smith
Release Date: April 21, 2017
So I’m sitting here listening through the opening tracks on the first solo studio release by Kim Walker-Smith, On My Side and there’s a…
Read moreApr 17 2017
Music Monday: There Is A Cloud by Elevation Worship
Release Date: March 17, 2017
I must admit that I'm a newbie when it comes to the music of Elevation Worship. I realize some reading this may find…
Read moreApr 3 2017
Music Monday: Love Made A Way by Aaron Shust
If you’ve followed Christian music and the worship-genre specifically over the last 10 or so years, you recognize the name Aaron Shust. As a worship pastor, Shust’s career was…
Read moreMar 20 2017
Music Monday: Frontiers by Vertical Church Band
I am standing on the great frontiers
Of Your love, of Your love
You have overcome my deepest fears
With Your love, with Your love
So sings out the title track…
Read moreMar 6 2017
Music Monday: Have It All by Bethel Music
OK full disclosure: I've never considered myself a Bethel Music fanboy. Sure I've fallen in love with and led certain tracks as a worship leader. Sure many of their songs have…
Read moreJan 19 2017
I watched a favorite movie of mine the other day: Hoosiers. It’s getting a little dated but I still get “all the feels” whenever I view it. Hoosiers is such a compelling story. Having 4 boys at home who are…
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