How did a string bassist from South Carolina end up penning a worship anthem [Indescribable] known and loved by millions?
Sep 24 2007
John Mayer and “Belief”
In his recent album Continuum, John Mayer sings about “Belief.” In addition to being one of the best songs on the CD, this song contains a remarkable insight, both as a philosophical reflection and as a pop lyric. Mayer sings: “Everyone believes how it ought to be.” The song falls between two other songs in …
Sep 20 2007
Worship CD: LIVE Congregational Worship
WorshipWell, a CD featuring the congregational worship of Perimeter Church (home church of songwriters and worship leaders Aaron Shust and Laura Story Elvington) is now available on iTunes. Also, four complete songs can be listened to online at the band’s MySpace page, where you an also buy a hard copy CD. And as you probably …
Sep 19 2007
Holy Discontentment
Recently I have become discontent. Discontent with many things. Discontent with the impact I am making on the kingdom of God. Discontent with my relationship with God. Discontent with my own mediocrity I guess. I can remember being just a kid growing up in Iowa wanting to change the world, not by any other means …
Sep 18 2007
Pray for Australia
Often as I browse through the posts on worship.com I feel some discontentment at the situation we are in in Australia. Australia is a much smaller country, population wise, than the United States. In a church music context this means that we lack much of the diversity and availability of great local resources. Good evangelical …
Sep 17 2007
Andy Davis on the Greatest Need in the American Church
Question: What is the greatest, most crying need in the American church today? Response from Andy Davis, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Durham, NC The greatest, most crying need of the church in America today is a fresh outpouring of the Spirit resulting in a deep love for God, and deep hatred for sin, and …
Sep 14 2007
How to Evaluate Songs for Congregational Worship
19 insightful thoughts on selecting appropriate worship songs for worship services. Intro: Although no specific criteria is given is Scripture for choosing songs, yet we may apply other principles to aid the decision-making process. For example, as servants of the Creator, redeemed by the death of His Son, we must strive for excellence in all …
Sep 13 2007
Where Did These People Come From?
Mark Dever of Washinton, D.C. comments at Church Matters on the the resurgence in the evangelical church of the historic doctrines of grace, sometimes called Calvinism. First, Dever reiterates his contention that this is a second-tier issue: The real front line is not between Calvinist evangelicals and Arminian evangelicals. It is between those who are …
Sep 12 2007
Paul Zahl on the Greatest Need in the American Church
Question: What is the greatest, most crying need in the American church today? Response from Paul Zahl, Retired Dean and President of Trinity Episcopalian School of Ministry and graduate of Harvard, University of Nottingham, and the University of toTübingen. A return to a proper distinction between the Law and the Gospel. Martin Hengel used to …
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- Wretched: Do you want to pay for that baby?
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- Fairness or Grace
- Phil Robertson talks about preaching and loving others
- Rob Price: The Role of God and Jesus
- Jacob Smith | Ministering to Winners: The Poor, Blind, Captive, Oppressed (and Other People Like You and Me)
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