Broadcasting Live Gig Tomorrow Night: Join Me!

Categories: Music, Songwriting, Worship

Pictured: Me playing at Buff's. Just a quick invitation to all my blog friends around thw world. I'll be playing an acoustic set at Buffington's Vintage in Valdosta, Georgia at 8 pm EST. If you'd care to join me, I'd be honored. I'll be broadasting live via my mogulus channel. Join me for a pre-show chat at 7:45 pm EST and I'll stay logged on while the headliners take the stage. Read More

Culture of Crucial @ The Worship Community

Categories: Church, Community, Worship

Please take a few minutes to head over to the worship community and peruse my article Culture of Crucial: Recruiting People, Not Singers or Musicians. I contribute regularly over at TWC and enjoy being a part of such a great and diverse group of worshipers, and would love for you to comment and add your experiences and insight at TWC. Read More

Open the Eyes of My Heart Lord

Categories: Church, Community, Faith, Me, Worship

Fred, over at fredmckinnon.com has got a great series going about CCLI's top 25 songs. This week he posted about Open The Eyes of My Heart by Paul Baloche. As I was looking over the lyrics of this simple yet powerful song, I began to remember fondly all the times we used to sing this song back at my former home church in Jesup, Georgia. This was one of our "go-to" songs. It's so easy and so singable. Paul Baloche really received a ... Read More

Wonder: Revisited

Categories: Faith, Worship

Yesterday I posted my thoughts on "wonder" - how I feel about the lack of wonder as we grow into adulthood and become creatures of habit and comfort. I truly believe that as a society we have been conditioned to exist. We go through our days doing the same things over and over. We are definitely creatures of habit. I wanted to continue talking about "wonder" today. Does it exist? Are there people who marvel at the beauty of our world? Does science and ... Read More

What Ever Happened To Wonder?

Categories: Faith, Worship

I wonder what ever happened to wonder. God has planted eternity into the hearts of mankind. Like a tiny seed that will one day grow into a majestic towering tree there is a speck of desire, a promise of awe that is planted into the very fertile heart of human beings. Yet I wonder where that wonder has gone. We are so prone to wandering away from wonder. We run from the mysterious. We chart out our lives; planning, scheming and mapping out ... Read More