Category: worship

Sunday’s Here

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The resurrection is not an event, it is a person. He is risen. He is risen indeed.

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How Long?

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Psalm 40 For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. I waited patiently for the LORD;he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put […]

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The Intimacy of Truth

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I’m not usually a supporter of the repeated line in contemporary worship. It is an often over-used element in the cycle of a song, and tends to frustrate several people – in particular those who are fans of the traditional hymn, young or old in years. But there is a time when a repeat has […]

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Jacob’s Well

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Photo courtesy of the Jacob’s Well website. I’ve been itching to visit Jacob’s Well church in Kansas City since I first heard about it a couple of years ago. It’s often linked with the “emerging church” movement, and according to this article the pastor and founder is considered one of the “founding members” of this […]

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Creative Chaos

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Updated 4/4/08. Carlos over at Ragamuffin Soul is asking people to blog about a recent creative idea we’ve used in a worship service. I’m bumping this up per his request._________________________________________________________________________ Originally posted 3/20/08In my effort to build a Good Friday service with the theme of “by his stripes we are healed”, I have hit a […]

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Eric over at the merge posted this today. Thought you would all enjoy it. Sometimes it’s good to have a reminder like this now and then. (And sometimes I wish I could get the people in my congregation who don’t like the new OR old music I lead to understand this.)

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