Archive for May, 2009

Silly Things We Sing to God in Worship Songs

4 comments Written on May 26th, 2009     
Filed under: Core Values, Dangerous Worship, Songwriting, Theology, Uncategorized, Writing and blogging

Do you ever wonder if God chuckles at some of the silly things we say to him in our worship songs? From his perspective, I wonder if he thinks we say some weird stuff.

For example: Things we don’t really

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Heartsong More Than a Memory

Post a Comment » Written on May 18th, 2009     
Filed under: Articles, Music, News

By Gustav Skogens

CHICAGO, IL (May 18, 2009) – The paths to professional ministry have been different for Bruce Helgeson, Heidi Wiebe, Paul Lessard, and Rick Carlson—some have been more winding than others. But they all share one thing in …

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Courtly Love in Worship

Post a Comment » Written on May 11th, 2009     
Filed under: Style of Worship

Scot McKnight posted a short piece about our emotions and affections in public worship. Possibly you are interested. How do you feel about this? I’ve taken inventory of my own feelings after reading the piece, and I think I’m …

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Psalm 23 (part 2)

1 Comment » Written on May 7th, 2009     
Filed under: Church Year, Formation, The Psalms

James Limburg has a wonderful commentary on the Psalms. The following reflections about the original Hebrew text come from Limburg’s comments.

At the center of Psalm 23 is a most encouraging phrase: for you are with me. Limburg notes …

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