If I ever needed You, I need You now. A cry from the depths – most of us have been there at some level. The need is glaring. But is that...

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...

Ok, I admit it. When I shop at Costco, I really struggle to not take a detour down the aisle that stocks barkTHINS®. As a matter of fact,...

The first time we moved to the Holland, Michigan area during the summer of 1993, we quickly fell in love with the scenic coastline of...

Something huge is happening in our family this week. Our oldest daughter and son-in-law are in China to pick up their new son. This...

We love God. We love learning from His word to us, the Bible. We confess sin as the Holy Spirit reveals it so we can walk closely with...

I’ve found throughout my life that Isaiah 55:8 is oh so very true – that “My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways.”...

We’re Christians, so we should understand surrender. Right? Both hands up (the international sign) – You’re God, and I’m not. Our first...

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...

My obedience in worship matters. It just does. God doesn’t command me to worship Him just so He can flex His muscle or get me to spend...

[This is a guest post by a good friend and worship leader/blogger, Cathy Howie.] Then he said, “Do not come near; take your sandals off...

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...

[Warning: post ends with extreme cuteness] It was finally 3:00pm on January 26th. I got the text from my spy, “She just went back.” And...

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...

If worship is always the same experience over and over again, then is my focus on the unsearchable, unfathomable God? Or on a comfortable...

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...

Oh come, let us adore Him; Oh come, let us adore Him; Oh come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord. Ok, now I’ve got music in your head –...