Israel Houghton | Just Wanna’ Say | Unplugged
It must be “post a sweet music video” day….
Have never been a huge fan of Israel H, but I REALLY dig this song. I think that it mixes musical excellence with fun and relevant lyrics.
Really love’n the piano part once they get in the groove (3min)
Enjoy.
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WOW!
Saw this video on another guy’s blog and had to post it.
I needed to watch this twice just to really hear it!
He has some stuff on Itunes, specifically a hymns album that is worth checking out…
Enjoy.
P.S Bring on May 1st!
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Apr 29
I’ve got my head down for one more day (they’ve become 15+ hour-days recently) left before freedom from tax season…
I haven’t posted anything of substance in a while, and come May, I will return (big baby news that I will write more about soon), but until then…read THIS ARTICLE. It talks about how much T.V you watch and how it is costing you thousands of dollars a year! Very convicting!
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Apr 24
Pete Wilson and Anne Jackson (two blogs I read regularly), as well as a bunch of other bloggers are headed to India. Find out more about it HERE.
I enjoyed reading both of their blogs because they are both ordinary people committed to serving our extraordinary God! Pete mentioned on his most recent post that he wanted some Blog-vertising…so here it is. Pray for them…Pray that God will work in unimaginable ways. I will be.
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Apr 21
This is a complete “Re-Blog” of this guy, but when I read it, I wanted to get it said on my blog too!
I am a huge fan of Bob Kauflin. I think that he offers fresh, seasoned and godly wisdom in the context of worship ministry, leadership and culture. You can find the original article HERE, but below are the main points.
Enjoy.
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1. Because people will be coming from different churches, backgrounds, and experiences, I’d plan to take extra time to explain our philosophy of worship. Every other Sunday I might take 3-5 minutes to talk about some aspect of what we’re doing. I’d want guests to understand that worship is more than singing our favorite songs. I’d cover topics like why we sing about Jesus dying for our sins so much, the importance of God’s Word when we sing, why we sing songs with lots of words, the place of physical expressiveness, and how the primary sound we want to hear on Sundays is the congregation.
2. I’d start with a list of about 60 songs that included hymns, meatier songs I thought we’d sing a lot (In Christ Alone, Before the Throne of God Above, etc.), and a few familiar songs (Passion, Paul Baloche, etc.)
3. I’d plan to repeat songs frequently so that we could build a “musical memory” together. If I was introducing a song most people were unfamiliar with I’d try to sing it 2 or 3 more times in the coming month.
4. I’d build music team membership slowly. I wouldn’t feel pressure to add people to the team because of musical gifting or past experience. Itʼs always easier to wait to add people than to have to remove them later for character reasons.
5. At some point in the first six months I’d invite any interested musicians over to my house for a meal. I’d lay out a vision of what kind of team we’re seeking to build, and then we’d probably jam and spend some time worshiping the Lord in song.
6. In that meeting (and there might be more than one) I’d want to establish a culture of biblical values, including humility, encouragement, servanthood, and excellence, all in the context of wanting to live a life worthy of the gospel. I’d stress that anyone who is front of the church on a regular basis needs more than a musical gift as a reason to be there. I’d also try to encourage every one I could in any way I could without making it sound like they were going to be playing on the team next Sunday.
7. While the church is small, I’d be willing to sacrifice a degree of musical excellence. What I wouldn’t be willing to sacrifice is the pursuit of humility as a group.
8. If I was a pastor planting a church with an inexperienced worship leader, I’d mention all these things, but play a more pronounced role in song selection and what was said between songs, hoping to train my worship leader in the process. I’d also give a message or two to unpack teh part congregational singing plays in the broader category of biblical worship. Probably use a passage like Col. 3:16-17 or Ps. 150.
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Apr 17
The packing is done…
The lines are signed…
The agents and lawyers are paid…
Time to get our move on!
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Apr 16
Apr 15
So I saw a link on THIS GUY’S twitter about THIS STORY.
Here’s the deal.
President Obama and his wife had a gross income in 2008 of $2,736,107. For those that don’t know anything about money and tax…GROSS means the amount you received BEFORE tax. See HERE for more on that…
So what’s the problem? I guess that Obama preached change and how he was different, yet failed to give away even 10% of his own income (Only $172,050). Now I don’t want to hate on President Obama, that’s not the point.
The point is this: Don’t claim to be different then be the same. Don’t throw stones at the bullies, then push a kid in the mud. Don’t stand for hope and change unless you mean it…because then you will do crap like this, and people will beat you down.
Sorry President Obama, but you are my “dink of the day.”
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