Wonderful Maker I recently spent a few hours on a plane reading through the whole of the book of Job. I don't think I've ever read the whole thing in one sitting before. I was prepared for the suffering and anguish contained in the book. But something else took me…
The Wonder Of It All In an acronym for worship, I think the w should stand for wonder, for how can we truly worship God without a sense of wonder? He is so much greater than our knowledge of him, and that greatness causes us to wonder about the part we do not know.…
The Worship Planning Process At Worship Together, we have been talking a lot about how to be an even more helpful practical resource to the local church and especially to worship leaders who put worship services together week after week. The creative team at our church calls…
Let My Words Be Few Let My Words Be Few (written by Matt and Beth Redman) You are God in heaven And here am I on earth So I'll let my words be few Jesus I am so in love with You And I'll stand in awe of You Yes I'll stand in awe of You And I'll let my words be few…
Q & A With Peter Furler Q: So there was a point when you felt, or your wife felt, that you weren't cut out for marriage? A: I'm not exempt from the attacks - that same force that comes against everything that the Kingdom of God stands for, and a marriage is part of the…
Enough I still remember Louie handing me a torn piece of paper from his journal just before the 2001 Passion tour was to hit the road. On it was written this thought among others; "all of you is more than enough for all of me... for every thirst...for…
Beautiful Savior As I look at the wonderful outpouring of worship songs in recent years, I've noticed that many of them describe our feelings and experiences of God in worship; rather less turn our attention completely away from ourselves to look at God. We need to…
Christy Nockels Christy Nockels was born in Ft. Worth, TX as a seminary baby. She grew up in Oklahoma as the daughter of a pastor and a piano teacher, which infused her heart early with a love for both music and God's word.
Love is bigger than oceans, Love is given to me Paul's prayer for the Ephesian Christians in chapter 3:17-19 was that they would grasp the magnitude of God's love. For centuries we have tried to describe the vastness of that love - in song, in art, in literature. Occasionally, we witness an act…
Unhindered Whether packing out an arena of 20,000 screaming fans or encouraging students at a small church camp, the end result is the same--the audience is transformed into a congregation and the stage into an altar of worship. And that's just the way Georgia-…
Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs There are all kinds of songs: love songs, patriotic songs, nursery songs, battle songs, campfire songs, songs that tell a story, songs that call people to rally for a cause, songs that teach, songs that express complaint. Singing a song is a way to…
How To Lead A Worship Team Are you leading a music team in your local church? Or are you thinking about setting one up, and don't know where to begin? Stuart Townend lays the foundations for establishing an effective Worship Team.