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March 10, 2011

Patience Kindness Goodness – A Poem about Fruit

As I wrote last Thursday, one of the things I am so thankful for is the Holy Spirit. He is such a blessing in my life and helps me in so many ways. It seems only appropriate to take another Thankful Thursday to continue my...

Categories Christian Living Comments: 13
March 9, 2011

The Beginning and End of Discipline

Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, which is a period of 40 days (not counting Sundays) until Easter. Traditionally, Christians (as least in the liturgical denominations) have given up something for Lent in order to participate in and better understand the sacrifice of...

Categories Christian Living Comments: 16
March 7, 2011

Music Monday Extra – Shelter

On the way home from work, listening to Jars of Clay, the song “Shelter” reminded me of how awesome it was to hear them sing this last night. This is a song about the community of believers. Not only do we have God to walk with...

Categories Music Comments: 6
March 7, 2011

Worshipping Christ in Music

The Rock and Worship Roadshow in Portland was awesome! And for the most part, very loud! The evening started with a wonderfully intimate session with Jars of Clay. Because we had VIP tickets, we were treated to an acoustic performance and a question & answer...

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March 6, 2011

Psalm 98 – Sing a Song of Praise

Today I’m going to the Rock and Worship Roadshow, and so I thought it would be appropriate to post a Psalm about singing praises to the Lord. All of the bands that are playing at the show sing many wonderful songs of praise. I am...

Categories Music/Psalms Comments: 8
March 5, 2011

Faith and Surrender Just Out of Reach

Tomorrow I am going to the Rock and Worship Roadshow with MercyMe and Jars of Clay! I’m so excited, and I don’t have to wait in line hoping I get in because we got VIP tickets in the Jars of Clay section. A couple of weeks...

Categories Christian Living Comments: 6
March 2, 2011

Jumping from a Plane: I Can Do All Things Through Christ

In 1998 I jumped out of a perfectly good airplane. Well, at least the skydiving company told me it was a perfectly good airplane, but once we left the ground and headed for 10,000 ft elevation, I started to have my doubts. It was a...

Categories Music Comments: 12
March 1, 2011

Finding God in Grief and Trials

I’ve recently finished reading A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis. I was quite surprised by how quickly I was able to get through its 76 pages plus Foreword and Introduction. Usually Lewis requires one to re-read numerous paragraphs to fully grasp just exactly what it...

Categories Christian Living Comments: 5