After getting an espresso maker for Christmas I’ve bought exactly zero coffee drinks at a coffee shop since. The fact that I can make a high quality drink at home for less than a quarter highly motivates me to take 15 minutes to do it myself. Not sure why others don’t do the same. I [...]

I met with a friend last week and much of our discussion centered around identity. I think many in my generation have an ongoing battle with identity. It is no secret that many who have graduated college in the last 5 to 10 years have been forced to find jobs not within their area of [...]

I get asked about once a week from someone what resources I use as a worship leader to find songs, schedule the band, find liturgical readings, and everything else that goes with leading worship week in and week out throughout the year. So I thought I’d throw together a list of resources. Some I use [...]

Having seen True Grit, The King’s Speech, and The Social Network in the theater, I’d have to give the nod to The Social Network by a hair over The King’s Speech for Best Picture. Agree? But honestly, none of them compare with Gladiator, let’s be honest. Or Braveheart. Blogs What an amazing story from Justin: [...]

As a worship leader and musician, I tend to listen to a lot of music. Very rarely do I work at home or in the office without music playing. Anytime I come across I song I really like my first inclination is to find a way to play it at church, whether on a Sunday [...]

One of the things I’ve challenged myself to do as a worship leader is to write out my worship transitions or what some people would call a “Call to Worship.” Many worship leaders are always great on the fly, saying something meaningful with little to no preparation, I’m not one of those. I lead the [...]