Worshiply

Two weeks ago I started staying up late to watch the olympics. Last week I started waking up @ 5:30am for my personal worship.  I didn’t want to, but my girls were waking up earlier than usual and the only way to not miss my time with the Lord was to get up earlier. Last [...]

This is Derek Reed. Tomorrow he will board a plane at 7am to move to New York to go to school. He will be attending The King’s College in Manhattan.  The school is actually in the Empire State Building… how cool is that. When I came to NorthWood he was a 14 year-old emo kid  [...]

My soul is grieved that Michael Guglielmucci, the writer of the song “Healer” has been exposed of lying about having cancer. Here is the story. The consequences of his actions are massive.  His made-up story moved everyone who heard it. May God bring healing to him, his family, and all those affected by this situation. [...]

Charlie Hall’s new record has hit the shelves and you should buy it. Like his other projects, this record is not going to get a lot of radio play, and most congregations will not be singing “Hookers and Robbers” corporately.  But Charlie continues to have some of the deepest lyrics out there for worshipers who [...]

For the Worship Leader Was this past Sunday the best you could do? You picked songs, rehearsed, used all the relevant media…. did you just go through the motions, or painstakingly plan and pray through the process? Your church has paid the whole worship ministries salary, footed the bill for the building to meet in, [...]

I like watching the Olympics. Okay, I really, really, really like watching the Olympics.   NBC has done an incredible job this year with building the athletes stories into the broadcast. They run a 2-5 minute spot telling the story of the athlete and the obstacles they have overcome to get to Beijing. The next thing [...]

If you are a parent, you need to watch this.  An interview with Steven Curtis Chapman and his family after the tragedy of losing their youngest child Pause for a moment and give thanks for your family.

This is my Grass: This is my neighbor’s grass: Whatever you Water Turns Green. I like green grass.  But I stopped liking it when my water bill was $90 when we only budget $60.  We live in Texas.  If you want green grass it is going to cost you.  I grew up in the country [...]

This morning Avery was determined that I not leave the house without a sticker. It was her 2 year old way of saying, “I’m going to miss you daddy.” Kids love stickers. Adults love stickers too.  Our stickers just tend to be more mature; thank you notes, buying lunches, and words of encouragement. Make sure [...]