Have you ever snorkeled? I love it. The beauty that lies just below the ocean’s surface is breathtaking. And it always makes me long for...

My heart sank when I recently heard these words come out of a friend’s mouth. “That’s ok, worship isn’t how I connect with God anyway.”...

Is silence a struggle for you? Apparently you’re not alone. If you do a quick google search on “the need for silence,” there are a...

How seriously do I take distractions from my worship of God? Do they really matter? Jesus took distractions from worship seriously. We...

I love the study of biblical worshipers, because what we learn from them could have huge implications on our lives – if we let them. And...

When I first started digging in the Bible to see what I could learn about worship (that story here), my first goal was to see what I...

I just had one of those moments when God led me somewhere in His word I didn’t set out to go so I’d read something I really needed to...

If preventing people from coming to the knowledge of God is the devil’s top priority, then sabotaging believers’ attempts at worshiping...

Yesterday morning I was reading my Bible when Psalm 36 just leaped out at me. And it brought a renewed perspective to what started as a...

I felt sick to my stomach. I had just read this article about the rise of “atheist mega-churches” in the U.S. and Australia – with more...

Do you remember the last time you felt overwhelmed? I do – last week. Twice in one day. And it’s embarrassing what led to those...

In high school, I had a friend named Al who had tunnel vision. He had no peripheral vision, so his eyes quickly darted back and forth all...

It’s time for a new 5-Day Worship Challenge! This past year I’ve been extremely inspired and motivated by Beth Moore’s book, Believing...

Confession: the battle to not focus on me seems never ending. I hate it. By me, I mean that constant pull to focus on my feelings, my...

So am I the only one who ever allows my time in the Word of God to get squeezed out? Or at least minimized to the point of being a dim...

It’s not only a new month but a New Year – AND time for a brand new 5-Day Worship Challenge! Being a time that we typically look back at...

What will you do to ignite your worship life in 2015? What will be new about your worship in the New Year? I’m asking because, just as...

It’s not supposed to be this way. We don’t have to settle. God’s plan for our worship of Him doesn’t remotely resemble anything shallow...

Remember last Thanksgiving? I do. I’m not talking about remembering the wonderful family gathering and fabulous, home-cooked food...

I’m so excited to announce that Worship Leader Magazine recently awarded Worship and the Word as one of the “Best of 2014” books! This...