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The Day I Played Music for Royalty

It is not every day that you get to lead worship in front of  a Muslim Prince, Communist Ambassador, Deputy Director of a White House office, and a host of other distinguished and influencing guests. That is exactly what we did at the Global Faith Forum. The Global Faith Forum was a one-of-a-kind gathering at NorthWood where [...]

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About To Blow: How To Fight Anger and Frustration

If you breath oxygen, chances are you struggle with anger and frustration at times. You might be fine one minute and the next you want to rip someones head off.  Or you might be a passive aggressive person who smiles and acts like everything is OK, but inside you are boiling with strong opinions and frustration that [...]

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Why You Should Know What Impudence Means

[Photo: Andrew] Knocking on your neighbors door at midnight for a cup of sugar is not advisable. But Jesus tells a story of a man, we will call him Bill, who went to his friend’s house for bread at midnight.  The friend, whom we will refer to as Jake, was in bed  and so was [...]

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NorthWood Worship: Feet That Move

NorthWood Worship’s “Feet That Move” is available today on iTunes and Amazon! Making this album has been one of the biggest acts of faith I have ever faced. The last 6-10 months of my life has been trusting that God would provide every step of the way.  From writing songs, to studio recordings, to an [...]

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Great or Useful

[Image: Cavin] Most of us seek to be great.  God just wants us to be useful. We define greatness by those with a lot of exposure - the ones who have record deals, book deals, and  lead worship at big churches. God defines greatness by those who are useful – the ones who follow where he leads [...]

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Being Thankful in All Circumstances – A Story

[Image: Beverly & Pack] I have a great friend who has spent the last 3 years in law school.  He does not have grand visions of being a well-payed trial lawyer – he wants to serve the Kingdom of God in the area of Justice.  He picked up his family, moved states, and jumped into an [...]

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How To Avoid Redlining or Sputtering Out

Image: Zach Dischner I have a major tendency in work and life to redline it or sputter around. It is a vicious cycle.  I work super hard and redline it on a major project, and then I am so tired and exhausted, I have to sputter around just to recover.  The adrenaline of focusing and [...]

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NorthWood Church Live Recording Preview Video

Many of you know about NorthWood Church’s live recoring last month.  We are a little under two weeks away from the CD release! Chris Johns has been working hard to get some of the videos edited.  I thought you might like to see a sneak peek. Enjoy! I can’t wait to share it all with [...]

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Avoiding the Hype and Negativity

This past Sunday, I had the opportunity to speak at NorthWood’s morning services.  I had a blast!  I taught on “Life Lived with God.”   If you are interested, feel free to go listen. Following the service I got a lot of great feedback. It is always super encouraging when people take time to give [...]

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Live Recording This Week!

This week is a big week for NorthWood Church.  Our live recording is on Saturday night! We have been working on this record for months.  The studio tracks are done and now it is time to capture it live! We can’t wait!  If you are close to the DFW area, we would LOVE to have [...]

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