I was pleasantly surprised when reviewing our year-end stats. People are finding the content I hope is "evergreen" and most helpful! We had blog readers from 144 countries! In 2012, there were 141 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 304 posts. The highest ranked articles were in the categories of worship [...]
It was great worshiping with our friends at Sonlife Community Church in Salisbury Maryland. It’s my parents church and we were visiting for the Christmas holidays. They’re an awesome community and we’re so grateful for their support of our ministry. Here’s the order of worship: […]
Found a great series on doing an annual review and goal setting for the next year from Chris Guillbeau / The Art of Non-Conformity. He starts with two simple questions for refection: 1. What went well? 2. What did not go well? With that catalyst, here’s my 2012 Review. Hope it is helpful to you. [...]
At the beginning of 2012 I complied the Ultimate Guide To The Best New Years Motivational Blog Posts. Thought I’d share those links with you again before embarking on the 2013 version. The principles and ideas are just as valid for the coming year. […]
Merry Christmas! And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:10-11 This Christmas Eve I’d like to share (again) [...]
It was a joyful Fourth Sunday of Advent, the day before Christmas Eve at Hendersonville First United Methodist Church. Beautiful, rockin, Christmassy. Here’s the song list: […]
Recently I had the opportunity to meet leadership expert, author and super blogger Michael Hyatt at his book signing. This was cool because I had been inspired to write this post after listening to his fantastic podcast on the topic “The Importance of the Leaders Heart”. If you’re in any kind of leadership role, I [...]
Click image to see video from this service (Part One) It was Third Sunday of Advent at Hendersonville First United Methodist Church. Our service began with prayer for the those mourning in Connecticut. Later, as special music I shared my new arrangement of “I Heard The Bells”. Though it wasn’t a “happy clappy” [...]
[tentblogger-youtube 7YGX9dfvyF0] On a national level, the Sandy Hook massacre is the most profound tragedy I can recall since 911. I felt some solace in the words of this song. I hope others do too. Like millions of Americans, Friday night I was glued to the TV watching the news updates on CNN. Local townsfolk were [...]
I love Advent season. It’s an opportunity to remember and celebrate the grace Jesus gives us. Grace – “unmerited divine assistance given humans”, a free gift from God. […]
