Worshiply

I just bought the Sovereign Grace CD “Together for the Gospel – Live.”  It is incredible.  The recording is hymns, and other doctrinally rich songs, with only a piano and a room full of voices.  The truth of the songs mixed with the voices of the saints have stirred my heart with overwhelming affections for [...]

I read this from Richard Foster yesterday.
“If worship does not propel us into greater obedience, it has not been worship.”
The metric for successful worship has always been obedience.  It is has never been cutting edge songs, media, or tech gear. Those are all great tools but not the goal.
As you plan worship, make sure you [...]

This is my Pastor, Bro.  James Croswell. From the time I can remember to my mid teens, he was my pastor.
It was under his ministry that I was saved and baptized.  His son Josh was my best friend.  He took us to church camp every year. He woke me up every morning at church camp [...]

If you like Christmas Carols, and haven’t picked up a guitar or sat at a piano since college, there may still be hope for you and your family to have a Christmas sing-a-long.
Go check out this Free Christmas Carol Songbook by Praise Charts.
via: Chris from Canada

Bobb Biehl has had a huge impact on the whole NorthWood staff, especially our pastor Bob Roberts.  Bobb Biehl is known for his questions and Bob Roberts shares some of them on his blog.
These are great questions to ask yourself and others as 2008 ends and you look forward to 2009.

What is it that [...]

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So we are going to sing “What Child is This” this weekend at NorthWood. Here is the start of the 2nd verse.
Why lies He in such mean estate,
Where ox and ass are feeding?
During rehearsals last night I realized that anyone under 40 is going to snicker when we sing it. So we [...]

I am 29 and will turn 30 in just over a month.  Because of this and my normal year-end personal review process, lately I have been very reflective. Here are some of my thoughts.
When you are in your 20s, you are full of ideals.  You create a crystal clear picture of how the world should [...]

I have had multiple people ask me about some songs that we have been doing lately.  November is our month that we lead people to give and go to missions. This year we have used a couple songs off of Billy and Cindy Foote’s Album “Go to Everyone.” You can get it on iTunes.
The Songs [...]

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