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Nov 12 min read

Worship: Breathing In & Out ... How God's word is central to our worship

16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 ...

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Aug 13 min read

Worship in the Vertical AND the Horizontal: Have we over-privatized Public Worship?

Many years ago, I was approached by a congregant who asked me, "why can't we just sing songs directly to God? Why do we have to sing...

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Jun 7, 20233 min read

Lessons about Worship from Romans 12:1 … and Private Ryan!

This week being the 79th Anniversary of D-Day, I find myself drawn to thinking about one of my favourite movies – Saving Private Ryan,...

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May 18, 20233 min read

Worship in an A.I. world - Finding the balance between people and technology

"... in our approach to gathering, we need to allow technology to serve the people's worship, not dictate it." On a recent podcast that I...

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Feb 14, 20234 min read

Sacred Song or Christian Karaoke? Why we should "sing out" in church.

"On key or off, our songs of praise rise as a sweet incense to the King of Glory..." At any given Christian gathering, you will likely...

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Dec 1, 20223 min read

Advent Blog: Peace… in our time?

"Peace is not the absence of conflict"... (Martin Luther King, Jr.) As we find ourselves in the season of Advent – the time before...

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Aug 29, 20223 min read

Word of God Speak: Why Scripture Should Be at the Centre of Gathered Worship

"What if we saturated our people with the sound of holy words upon our ears, and let them sink deep within us to evoke spiritual growth?"...

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Aug 3, 20223 min read

Excellence or Authenticity in Worship? The Answer is always YES.

"...rather than choosing one over the other, we begin to see that both need to coexist as an expression of Biblical worship..." If you...

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Apr 26, 20223 min read

The Deep Rest of the Soul: How Worship Centers and Then Sends Us Amid Life’s Turmoil

"But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me. O Israel, hope in...

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Mar 17, 20224 min read

Living A Life of Worship - lessons from March 17th

How would you respond? You are kidnapped by raiders from your life of plenty and safety, then taken to a country across the sea and...

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Jan 20, 20223 min read

Old Hymns and a New Point of View: Worshipping as an Eternal People

"...when we reach back to sing a song written generations before us, we participate in a form of worship that cuts across time itself!"...

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Jan 4, 20222 min read

Of Worship, Joni Mitchell, and Time: Pondering How to Face the New Year as a Christ-follower.

My 20-something daughter discovered the distinctive voice and writing of legendary Canadian folk artist Joni Mitchell recently. I had...

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Nov 27, 20213 min read

Advent & Christmas: What do all the seasonal trimmings and decorations mean this time of year?

Originally shared from a devotional to my home church for the first Sunday of Advent. Psalm 45 For the director of music. To the tune of...

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Jun 29, 20213 min read

Wanted - Worship Curator: How we can add meaning to what we do on Sunday mornings.

by Dr. David Squires. What we do as worship leaders can be described in various ways: how do I describe my calling and vocation within...

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Jun 15, 20213 min read

Post-Pandemic Worship – Gather in Person or Just Stay Online?

As we approach the end of the pandemic era of doing church online, one of the trending topics is that many people are choosing not to...

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May 12, 20213 min read

I, Me, Mine - A Plea for More Songs About God in our Worship

"I know there's a balance... I see it when I swing past" (John Mellencamp, Between A Laugh and a Tear)[1] When you chat with pastors and...

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Apr 15, 20214 min read

Choosing Songs For Worship: Word Salad or Holy Dialogue?

If you hadn't noticed it already, our Western culture has really shaped us for living for the moment. We live from event to event in an...

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Mar 23, 20213 min read

Worship, Rinse ... Repeat: Dispelling the Myth about Mindless Ritual

(This article first appeared on Praisecharts.com, March 2021) One of the advantages about being around a long time is that you get to see...

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May 2, 20203 min read

Zoom Calls: The Perfect Example of the "Now and the Not Yet".

In our COVID isolation season, it seems like almost overnight our world has transformed into a largely ‘cyber' community

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Apr 24, 20203 min read

The Aching Heart of a Separated Father

Some of my best memories with my daughter are when we would just hang out, chatting and enjoying each other’s company over a great donut!

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