The Cross The Cross was written in a time that I had great guilt and shame for sin I was struggling with. I needed a simple, summarized biblical confession of what Jesus blood does for my heart and mind as I was emerging from this season of sin. I began to…
Forever As modern or post modern or neo-modern as our worship may become, we must take care to put down deep roots in the soil of ancient realities. The Psalms are such soil, rich with the stuff of worship. Take a look at Psalm 136, the text out of which…
Martyn Layzell Martyn Layzell is the worship pastor at St Aldate's, a vibrant Anglican student church at the heart of Oxford, UK where he lives with his wife Emily and three boys, Jack, Harry & Jesse. Formerly of the Soul Survivor movement, Martyn has worked…
David Crowder In their days at Baylor University, David Crowder, Jack Parker, Jeremy Bush, Mike Dodson and Mike Hogan recognized the disconnect between the church and the disenchanted, twenty-something generation, and sought to bridge the gap. And so, they helped…
David's Song Since the beginning of David's story we have known him as several things: shepherd, little brother, giant slayer, king, and sinner. While these are all very fitting titles, I believe the one that personifies all the others is psalmist, or songwriter.…
You Are The One At certain times in my life, I have struggled with my identity. I have wrestled with questions of who I am, how I see myself, and how others see me. I have been frustrated with my humanity and at times my own failure to be the man that I desire to…
Make Us One We all know the Christian family is under attack. We don't need to hear statistics. We're surrounded by friends and family members whose hearts and homes have been broken. I pray that this awareness is compelling all of us to guard our hearts and…
My Hope Do you ever have just one of those days? Or, are you that guy. You know who you are. The one whose mouth is frozen in a perpetual grin. The one that walks outside on a windy day and has paper currency gather at your feet for your discretionary use.…
Blessed Be Your Name I recently wrote a little book on worship, "The Unquenchable Worshipper". The title chapter looks at a kind of worship that endures through every situation. A praise that overcomes the storms of life, and cries out ...
Stories Behind The Songs... "The Power of the Cross" is a meditation on the sufferings of Christ. Over the past couple of years, we have been working through the Apostles Creed and writing hymns teaching the fundamental beliefs of Christianity. The Creed teaches that 'He…
Beautiful One "Beautiful One I love You Beautiful One I adore Beautiful One my soul must sing." The first moment of inspiration for the song Beautiful One, came whilst I was reading through some passages in Isaiah. A verse in Isaiah 53:2 particularly jumped out…
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