Endless Alleluia - Cory Asbury

In the morning when I rise to meet You In the morning when I lift my eyes You're the only One I wanna cling to You're the first thought on my mind   Let our voices… Read more

I Wanna Go Back - David Dunn

When I was a kid I was sure I could run across the ocean And I was gonna be an astronaut   When it was You and it… Read more

Leaning In - Carrollton

I stand in a hurricane Of sadness and heartache That tries to take me down But I'm leaning in   Full of questions Surrounded by trouble I can't explain …Read more

If you are just catching up, we are in the middle of a 4-part series on the topic of “Faith.” I have an introduction within last week’s blog which can help get you up to speed here (Faith… Read more

“Safe?” said Mr. Beaver; “don’t you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.” — C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch, and the… Read more

As much as I want to strike out boldly in 2018 and conquer giants in the land, I am too often paralyzed with fear to move forward. It’s been a year of new circumstances, that is certain. A cross-country… Read more

Music Monday Double Feature: Ryan Clair - Less Traveled Road, Ian Zumback - The Table   Release Date: January 26, 2018 (Less Traveled Road), February 2, 2018 (The Table)   With the start of a new year… Read more

Ever have one of those songs that so perfectly sums up the Gospel that it leaves you a mess every time you hear it? I’ve got one that I play every year at Christmastime: Bebo Norman’s“A Baby Born To Die.”… Read more

Music Monday: Soul Survivor - The Promise   Release Date: November 17, 2017   If you are not familiar with the U.K.-based student ministry Soul Survivor, you would certainly be familiar with names who have been… Read more

It’s a crazy feeling and honestly, it’s somewhat surreal. For the first time in 6 years, I am not on staff at a church preparing for the Christmas season. I’m not feverishly organizing chord charts for carols, putting together… Read more

Music Monday: Meredith Andrews - Receive Our King   Release Date: October 27, 2017   It seems every well-known Christian artist at some point readies a Christmas-themed project to add to their discography. As music fans, we… Read more

Music Monday: Paul Baloche - For Unto Us (Christmas Worship Live from London)

Release Date: November 10, 2017   Few artists do a better job of pointing us back to the essence of Christmas than worship leader Paul… Read more

I LOVE the power of setting the Gospel message to music. There’s just something about taking the impact of Jesus’ death and resurrection and writing songs about it. There have been several favorite hymns of mine that do this… Read more

Music Monday:  Modern Day Cure - Confident (single) 

Release Date:  October 27, 2017 

"I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living."  Psalm 27:13 

For the husband…

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Music Monday:  Weston Skaggs - Stories For Christmas! 

Release Date:  November 3, 2017 

There are really 2 categories of people when it comes to Christmas music.  There are those who ascribe to the idea that nothing should be…

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Music Monday:  Ryan Clair - I Want Jesus To Walk With Me (The Valley) single 

Release Date:  August 4, 2017 

If a song can be an introduction to an artist (a “hand shake” of sorts), then it has…

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Music Monday:  Grace Rising - The SOZO Sessions (Live Acoustic EP) 

Release Date:  October 15, 2017 

Maybe it’s just me, but I find it exciting when one of my favorite bands releases a live project.  Don’t get me…

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Music Monday:  John Mark McMillan - Mercury & Lightning 

Release Date:  September 1, 2017 

And the wilderlove is hidden within us 
And we reckon with it 
And we wrestle with it 
The wilderlove is hidden within us 
And…

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For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.  Ecclesiastes 3:1 

I sometimes wonder if my openness and honesty in this blog is a little too much.  I ask myself questions like "Do people…

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Music Monday:  Thine Worship - Tread Upon The Heights EP 

Release Date:  March 31, 2017 

In an ever-changing music industry, it seems artists are looking at new ways to bring music to listener’s ears; ways which are bucking…

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Music Monday:  Alisa Turner - Self-Titled EP 

Release Date:  August 25, 2017 

An artist’s heart is readily apparent through their music; the degree of authenticity and genuineness always comes out in the final product.  It’s easy to tell…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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