Advent and Christmas always plunge me back into music and poetry, mostly, I believe, because the wonder and mystery of the incarnation cannot be expressed merely in the language of explanation and logic. Instead, this mystery stumbles beyond our words into the leaping artistry of words and melodies to help us enter into the deepest …
Martin Luther King, Jr., and Pride (In the Name of Love)
As we remember a real legend of our own nation today, here is a moving rendition of U2's "Pride (In the Name of Love)" covered by John Legend. This was recorded for a History Channel special on Martin Luther King, Jr. entitled King. Find out more about the show here. It's hard not to be …
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Tozer on Worship Today
I came across these striking word from A. W. Tozer recently while reading through the title essay from the book I Talk Back to the Devil. Like many great books, this one had gone out of print. Thankfully, it is now back in print and available for a new audience. Some of you go to …
"Brighter Day" by Chris Lizotte
I'm a big fan of a guy named Chris Lizotte who is a worship leader at a Vineyard Church in California. What I love about his music is the way that he conveys such honest and heart-felt worship of God in his music. He's been around for awhile, but I just came across this video …
U2 & Easter?
In some research for a project I'm working for at Brooklife, I came across the web-site for Gateway Church in Austin, TX. Besides having some nice graphics and resources on their site, I watched an interesting thing that they did for Easter weekend.They enacted the Prodigal Son parable by intertwining drama, music, and teaching, all …
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