I read the lyrics of this song – “Blessings” by Laura Story – before my pastoral prayer last Sunday. We all need to think about what we pray for and how we pray. It’s a good reminder before you go to the Lord in prayer. We pray for blessings, we pray for peace Comfort for [...]
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Blessings in Disguise
Posted in music, prayer on August 10, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The Stuff God Uses
Posted in Christian life, faith in life, music on March 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I heard a song by Francesca Battistelli the other day called “The Stuff You Use” which made a great point about God’s role in our sanctification – becoming more holy and more like Jesus Christ. In the song, she loses her car keys, can’t find her phone, and gets a ticket for going 45 in [...]
“Thankful”
Posted in Gospel, gratitude, music, theology, worship music on August 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of my favorite songs is “Thankful” by Derek Webb and performed by Caedmon’s Call. It beautifully portrays the biblical doctrines of man’s sin and God’s grace. Here are the lyrics: You know I ran across an old box of letters while I was baggin up some clothes for Goodwill. But you know I [...]
"In Christ Alone"
Posted in Jesus Christ, music, worship music on May 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In 2001, Keith Getty and Stuart Townend wrote and published a song called “In Christ Alone.” They probably didn’t know that it would become a classic hymn of the church. It’s in my “top five hymns of all time” list. We sang it in church last Sunday and I was reminded of just how good [...]
"Eric Clapton: In the Presence of the Lord"
Posted in Eric Clapton, music on April 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Christianity Today’s website has an good article on one of my favorite musicians, Eric Clapton. It’s called “Eric Clapton: In the Presence of the Lord.” You can read it here.
A Matter of Prayer
Posted in music on February 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A sad, sad story was posted today on the Christianity Today website. You can read it here. It involves a nasty lawsuit over who are the “real” Imperials. It even has a father and son at the center. Pray for The Imperials – all of them.
Coram Deo Approved
Posted in guidance, music, the will of God, worship music on February 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here are two recommended articles for your perusal. The first is an interview with Keith and Kristyn Getty called “Singable Doctrine.” They wrote “In Christ Alone” with Stuart Townsend, which is one of my favorites. You can read it here. The second is a post by Mark Dever on Together For the Gospel’s site called [...]
The Wounds of a Friend, Part 2
Posted in music, worship, worship music on February 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Bob Kauflin of Sovereign Grace Ministries responds to Greg Gilbert’s post on worship music. You can read it here. Excellent thoughts from Bob.
The Wounds of a Friend
Posted in music, worship on February 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is a hard word from Greg Gilbert, but it’s a needed one. His post is called “Against Music*” and it’s excellent. “I think the entire evangelical world ought to put a moratorium on any kind of instrumental music, and just chant psalms in their worship services – for the next ten years.” That’s his [...]
