Thursday, July 26, 2012

The Heart of Worship

A few years back, Matt Redman wrote the song “Heart of Worship”, which is at its core an apology for making worship just “a song”, and this song is lyrically right on the mark. The terms ‘praise’ and ‘worship’, as used today, almost always bring to mind a particular style of music in a church service. We often hear questions like, “what is the worship like at your church?”, or “how was worship today?” Sadly, some of most bitter disagreements...

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

A Coffee Culture

Hello.  My name is Jason, and I drink coffee. On Monday morning, my coffee is bold and black.  By mid-week, sugar and creamer are standard fare, and by Friday night, coffee resembles an ice-cream sundae, topped with cinnamon, chocolate and whipped cream. But it wasn’t always that way.  As a kid I was intrigued by coffee.  This drink was not recommended to the young or faint of heart. It was a ‘grown-ups only’...

Thursday, July 05, 2012

Ever Heard of Carl Boberg?

                   Ever Heard of Carl Boberg? Our family is in the habit of having a daily worship time together, and one of the important parts of our worship time is to sing a hymn together.  Each Sunday night we sing a hymn and read about the story behind the song.  In a world filled with modern worship music, where a song from ten years ago can...