In 12th Century Benedictine tradition, the Church was viewed as a warm and hospitable place always open, and desirous, of wanderers and weary travelers. In fact, one monk would always be posted as the lookout, scanning the horizon for those in need of shelter called the “porter.” Whenever a road-worn
Ahhhh, the sounds of Christmas…. the ubiquitous Salvation Army Santa outside of Walmart and Best Buy with that annoying little bell clanging till you give him a buck just to make him stop (but he never does). The bustle of shoppers and imaginary tinkling of Silver Bells, and the very
Full disclosure… I’ve been one of “those guys” in the past you may have wanted to avoid when you saw me coming down the hall. You know, a “taker” instead of a “giver,” that guy that was so needy that you felt so drained after even a short convo that
Hillsongs’ What a Beautiful Name (Ligertwood/Fielding) has taken the worship world by storm. We sing it a lot at our church and I bet you do, too, because it’s way up on CCLI’s Top 100 chart (#11) and that means this song is being used by a lot of believers
Unless you just haven’t been paying attention, you already know that Jared Anderson has written some really important songs. There’s Rescue, then Amazed, and Great I Am, just for starters. His work with Desperation Band out of New Life Church in Colorado Springs has been at the forefront of modern worship for
Why do many worship songs seem to fall flat? What is it about the long-lasting ones that make them connect so well to worshipers and even spread around the world to be sung by millions? And, just as importantly, how can you make your songs compelling to the point that
When you stop to think about it, writing songs to “lead people in worship” can seem pretty ridiculous. I mean, people either choose to worship God or they don’t, right? Can people even be led into it and can a song really do it? On top of that, people have bitterly disagreed
Okay, yes, I know… God gave you a song and you just don’t know what to do with it or how to “get it out there” to the world. You’ve got lots of questions and wonder about copyrights and studios and “getting published.” Well, believe me, among the myriad things
