Tag: bible
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Groggy Worship
Recently I had the opportunity to attend a conference, and as part of that conference they opened with worship. While this was a noble way to get things started, it became quickly apparent to me that it was going to be dreamy and slow in style, which doesn’t jive well with me at 9:00 in…
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Imago
Pictured above is a self-portrait my daughter made. I love the art, because my girl was challenged to take those thoughts and emotions that she has about her own identity and create something. She imagined, and it became an image. Volumes have been written on what it means to be created in the Image of…
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Behold
I like to laugh at biblical language sometimes. With the centuries of translations, interpreters have turned out some very interesting language. I like the idea in today’s context just to shout out “Hark!” Not for any good reason, but because it startles folks. And when asked on my favorite Bible verse, I often point to…
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Saturated
This past weekend I had a short moment to take a quick hike in Robber’s Cave State Park in OK. It was not much of a hike, so much as a jaunt and a moment for a breath. It had been torrentially raining so the entire way down I could hear rivulets turning into mini…
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The Chipping on the Edge
In my office I have a nice yew wood desk. It was donated to the church and has served me very well. If I’m being honest, the quality is far beyond what I would have bought for myself so I feel blessed to get to use it. From the front side it communicates stability and…
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Drinking Songs, Marching Songs, and Worship
This morning I happened across the video of Hozier singing “The Humours of Whiskey,” found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ-UItNBoMw It’s a beautiful rendition of the song, a haunting recording. It started me thinking on a concept that has often rolled around in my head: why don’t people sing in worship services? If a man can jump on…
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Here Be Dragons…
On our last podcast, Jonathan and I spoke on the topic of calling. In specific one of the areas of focus is that if we’re faithful in the small and unappreciated areas of life, we can be counted faithful in the big and important areas of life. (There is a Hebrew word for this style…
And yet, and yet... 