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Multimedia Use in Church

Posted in Religion, church, worship, tagged , , , on December 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

From football to the olympics,
from home and garden to cooking how-to’s,
from movies to shopping from home,
from concerts to catastrophes, and
from news, weather and sports, to nothing-much-on channel surfing,
It’s a given. Video images, complete with sound, are part of our daily lives.
We watch the news, then catch streaming weather, traffic and sports information on [...]

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God – A Prolific Artist.

Posted in Christian Authenticity, Devotional Thoughts, God, Religion, Selah - Think About It, Vibrance in Ministry, Walk with God, worship, tagged , , , , , on November 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Here in Nebraska I’ve found I can see the morning’s sunrise from the sofa in the front room when I have my quiet time. The variety of God’s creation amazes me:  with clouds / without clouds.  vibrant colors  / subtle hues.   long previews / rapid sunrises.
The other morning I found myself wondering “How many [...]

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Worship Leader’s Prayer

Posted in Discussions, Selah - Think About It, Vibrance in Ministry, Walk with God, church, pastoral ministry, worship, worship team, tagged , , , , , , on November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I read a brief prayer again this morning  and my heart said “Amen”
Lord let us not become singers of trite songs, let us proclaim with powerful verse your holiness.

Let us not be speakers of cavalier words, let us declare your glory with every breath.
It’ the conclusion of a post by one of my favorite critical [...]

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Sunday Morning and a Psalm on My Mind…

Posted in Christian Authenticity, Christianity, Religion, Vibrance in Ministry, Walk with God, church, discipleship, worship, worship team, tagged , , , on November 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I’m thinking about the opening lines of Psalm 40 this morning:

I waited patiently for the Lord to help me,
and he turned to me and heard my cry.
[2] He lifted me out of the pit of despair,
out of the mud and the mire.
He set my feet on solid ground
and steadied me as I walked along.
[3] He [...]

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No Splash. None.

Posted in Job Search, Productivity, Selah - Think About It, Vibrance in Ministry, Walk with God, church, pastoral ministry, worship, worship team, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on August 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »

I respect and admire athletes who can dive.  The strength. The grace. The supreme concentration. The split-second execution after endless training, nearly perfect.
And no splash.
Maybe one of the reasons I admire these athletes so much is that their skills are so far beyond mine, admiration is all I can come up with.  In junior-high I [...]

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Wonderful Juxtaposition

Posted in Christian Authenticity, Christianity, Devotional Thoughts, Religion, Selah - Think About It, Vibrance in Ministry, Walk with God, discipleship, pastoral ministry, worship, tagged , , , , , , , on August 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I read this morning from Isaiah 55. The insight thoughts I read on this chapter included these words:
Coming to the Lord costs a man nothing and, at the same time, costs him everything.
The offer is free in that a man need not give anything in exchange for his salvation. “Everyone who thirsts, come to the [...]

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I’m Honored to Participate

Posted in Copywriting / Copy editing, Creative Consulting, Discussions, Family, Vibrance in Ministry, choral music, church, discipleship, mentoring, pastoral ministry, worship, worship team, tagged on August 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Good morning!
My/our son Jared has revamped his blog, With | One | Voice with an admirable purpose and objective as it relates to worship ministry.  He’s asked me to contribute and it was an honor to say “Of course!”
Take a look, bookmark With | One | Voice so you can check in periodically to see [...]

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Packing my Library

Posted in Christianity, Devotional Thoughts, God, Vibrance in Ministry, Walk with God, church, worship on July 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »

A lot of people enjoy good books, and I’m one of them.  As a boy I’d fall asleep listening to Denver sports, a Hardy Boys mystery in-hand.  Dad would check on me, mark my page, click the radio off and turn out my light when he went to bed.
Dad instilled in me a love of [...]

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I Love Sundays

Posted in Christian Authenticity, Christianity, Devotional Thoughts, God, Religion, Selah - Think About It, Vibrance in Ministry, Walk with God, discipleship, pastoral ministry, worship, worship team on June 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »

I have a date today.  I’m so excited!
We get to be together, talk to each other, it’s going to be wonderful!
(But I thought you were already married—)
I am – Brenda and I celebrated 31 years together earlier this month, and we’re trusting God for many more enjoyable years to come.  Because I’ve placed my trust [...]

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God Is At Work –

Posted in Christian Authenticity, Devotional Thoughts, Family, God, Job Search, Prayer, Selah - Think About It, Walk with God, discipleship, mentoring, pastoral ministry, worship, tagged on June 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

We have a framed saying in our dining room:
I believe in the sun,
even when it is not shining.
I believe in love,
even when I do not feel it.
I believe in God,
even when He is silent.
It was discovered written on the wall of a Nazi concentration camp.
What encouraging words, realizing the conditions in which they were penned!
God [...]

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