For some reason, worship leaders have a bit of a bad reputation. Whether it be in classes, on blogs, or just in conversations, I hear all the time about how most worship leaders just try to look cool without really knowing anything about leading a corporate gathering of worship. The rock genre of most worship…
White Noise
Last week I was looking at the most popular apps in the iTunes app store and I couldn’t believe my eyes…a random noise-making app was #1. Pushed as a “health” app, it essentially plays white noise to help people relax or sleep. Supported by a bunch of newspapers as innovative for sleep and relaxation the…
Fortuitous Bouncing
After many years of classes and studying, Rose found out last night she has passed all her state board exams and is now an officially Licensed Massage Therapist. Very proud of her. Let me know if you ever want a massage, I’ll get her in touch with you. As a Twins fan, there is no…
How to Break the Selfish Cycle
If there’s one thing we can all agree about culture today, it would be how self- centered we’ve become. The whole “self-help” genre is something that didn’t even exist 100 years ago and now it’s a best-selling book genre. We love to think about ourselves and live for ourselves. Life is for us first, and…
Music and Lyrics
As I’ve written about before, I really enjoy singing and playing re-arranged hymns that fit today’s instrumentation. Almost any hymn I sing is a new song to me, because it’s become less and less common for churches to use hymns within their worship gatherings. My church has embraced this mentality of bringing the new to…
Fortuitous Bouncing
Every year in June Portlanders complain about how summer will never come. And then July hits and summer arrives and everyone is happy. This year was no different. My brother has his quirks, even he would admit that. Somehow his favorite holiday of the year is 4th of July. I think he just wants to…