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Worship Ministry, Songwriting, and other crazy stuff

June 2008 - Posts

The Beach
It was a beautiful drive to the beach yesterday. I didn't realize Washington had such a variety of fir trees. We met my sister's family there, had a picnic lunch and headed out for a day of kite flying, beach combing, and watching the kids build sand Read More...

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A Day in Seattle
We spent the night with our daughter in Fayetteville last night and got up early to catch a flight to Seattle via Denver. It was Jubi's first big plane ride. She was a little uncertain after her first little noisy plane ride, but as soon as we were in Read More...

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Grateful
I'm sitting here in gratitude, thanking the Lord for his blessing. Last night Jodie and I went to sleep praying about the musical and leaving things in the Lord's hands. There is a kind of peace in realizing things are out of your control and up to the Read More...

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Easter Musical
A few weeks ago Dave Clark, my publisher submitted an Easter musical I wrote to Lillenas for next year. I got the word last week that they made the final decision to go for it. Tomorrow they are meeting together to select an arranger/orchestrator. You Read More...

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Six Strings
Leading with guitar was a blast...I'm going for it again this week. One of the songs I led for the first time Sunday rocks in worship. We did a demo of it in Nashville that Steve, my co-writer is entering the American Bible Society contest. I wrote it Read More...

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May Day! May Day!
Fifteen years as a worship minister, recently I've been feeling like I need to stretch a little. I have never led worship with a guitar...not even in a small group. I have been writing songs on guitar and playing for a several years but somehow leading Read More...

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As Unto the Lord
I had an unusual encounter yesterday. Someone I had never met, who has started attending the church came into my office to take me to task about the fact that we don't start our services with an opening prayer. I'm not sure he would have come to me except Read More...

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