A friend passed along this gritty video on prayer produced by Granger Community Church. I appreciated the way that it presented the honesty, relationship, and listening aspects of prayer in a fairly creative and engaging way. What do you think?
David Taylor on the Psalms at #fantastical
Here is my final note post from David Crowder's Fantastical Church Music Conference in Waco, TX, last week. This is from a break-out session with David Taylor entitled, “Singing the Ever-Renewing But Not Necessarily Straightforward New Song." David is a PhD candidate at Duke and the author of For the Beauty of the Church: Casting …
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You Can’t Take It With You…Can You?
Human beings, despite their wealth, do not endure; They are like the beasts that perish. Do not be overawed when others grow rich, When the splendor of their houses increases; For they will take nothing with them when they die, Their splendor will not descend with them Psalm 49:12, 16-17 The Sons of Korah, who …
What are you thankful for?
We all have reasons to be thankful. Throughout Scripture, we are encouraged to remember and rehearse together the reasons we have to give thanks to God. The Psalms reverberate with this charge: Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. (Psalm 106:1) The Apostle Paul encourages the believers in local …
Breaking Through
For the Lord is a sun and shield; he bestows favor and honor. No good thing does the Lord withhold from those who walk uprightly. (Psalm 84:11) In my more upbeat days, I can easily look around at the world, my life, and my circumstances and see the brilliant light of God shining down upon …
Matthew Erickson 