29 January 2009 ~ 0 Comments

“How Sweet the Sound: Remembering Great Hymns of the Faith”

While this album is far from my favorite praise and worship album, it is rock solid in many ways with just a few minor things that don’t seem to fit. Modern, fresh arrangements help timeless hymns come alive for our generation and generations to come. From probably the most well-known hymn of all time, “Amazing Grace” to “Before the Throne of God Above,” a hymn that should be more well-known, Covenant Life did a fantastic job of making these hymns accessible and easy to listen to.

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25 July 2008 ~ 24 Comments

What Do I Blog About – Wordle Tells Me! And it’s High Time to Spread Some Blog Love

What I Blog About – From Wordle Since Billy Chia just confessed that he is a “church addict” after entering his blog into wordle, I wanted to see what would come about if I did the same thing.  Here it is: The best thing about it – every time I refreshed, the words “worship” and [...]

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12 June 2008 ~ 3 Comments

Review – Worship Matters: Leading Others to Encounter the Greatness of God

God was kind enough to bless me to be able to be one of the winners in a contest to win Bob Kauflin’s new book, Worship Matters: Leading Others to Encounter the Greatness of God. I am so glad I had the opportunity to read this book. It has shifted my thinking in many ways. [...]

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10 June 2008 ~ 0 Comments

Creating a Culture for Your Worship Team

I have one chapter left in Worship Matters. I will be posting an extended review on Thursday of this week. In the meantime, I thought I’d share some highlights from a chapter in a section on “Right Relationships” dealing with the relationship with “Your Team.” Creating Culture that Has Lasting, Positive Impact Bob Kauflin shares [...]

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05 June 2008 ~ 4 Comments

Sufficiency in Christ – Part 2: Depending on the Holy Spirit

Where do you find your confidence? God has blessed me with natural talent. Learning a new song and memorizing songs come very easily for me. Remembering chord progressions and talking while I play are two things that I don’t have too much trouble with. But I’m saying this not to boast, but to tell you [...]

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