Who is the church FOR? Easy question. The church is for believers in Messiah, period. That was the major issue that lots of folks had with the whole seeker thing. When church is turned into a multi...

“What’s the Church For, Anyhow?” Dean Thomas – October 16, 2009 A woman at work asked me the question recently, one of those that deserved an answer. I asked for time to consider my response becau...

<SIZE size="5">Dean's Report... What can I say? It was a HOOT! :yay: The folks were responsive and really got into it. As Helena said, Sarah really prepped them for us in addition to givi...

Welcome aboard!!! Yes, as Helena said, you are indeed among friends. I'm glad to see you here, too, and hope that you'll jump in with both feet. Questions, answers, thoughts, opinions, rants, gi...

An interesting phenomenon: Even science has come to realize the dramatic need for the human body to have "down time" on a regular basis. People who work 7 days a week or 60 hour weeks suffer from phys...

This is such a tricky subject. I don't disagree with you, but you knew that, right? :wub: One of the dangers, yes, is forgetting that a part of what we're doing in worship is warfare. In my mind, ...

We had more relevant discussion about this business this weekend. Had a retreat where most of the movement and musical worship teams attended and were greatly blessed. We talked and prayed alot abo...

Hey Moe! One of my favorite topics. I have so many... :D There are so many things to say about this. I've taught double sessions on it! Can I change your question a little bit? How 'bout "Ar...

Dave,Jul 20 2006, 01:24 PM Wrote:I don't regard these three interpretations, and Darlene's, as being mutually exclusive. There's so much meaning in this verse I think they all have validity. <snip&...

I got an email this morning from one of several lists to which I subscribe. This came through WorshipIdeas.com, edited by Don Chapman. Tell me what you think of the concept. Have you experienced...

<QUOTE author="flaglady,Mar 22 2006, 06:18 PM">flaglady,Mar 22 2006, 06:18 PM Wrote:Songs don’t have to be about warfare in order to engage in battle against the powers of darkness. Worship is w...

A perennial question and point of discussion. I like to think of a worship team (worship leadership team might be more accurate) as being comprised of components of leadership. Music team alone is ...

Today is March 2, 2010, and today I heard one of the three most powerful sermons that I've heard in my 35 years in Christ. And it was not preached on Christian radio or even by a minister! Glenn Be...

Good words here!! We had something spoken on Wednesday evening past that fits here, too. It was a marvelous bit of wisdom brought by a man who himself had received it from someone else who had rece...

<QUOTE author="mmitch47,Jun 2 2009, 04:19 PM">mmitch47,Jun 2 2009, 04:19 PM Wrote:How CAN we as pastors, musicians, actors, artists work together to bring us all closer to the King and who he is...

Is it the idol of the clock? The tyranny of time? The onus of the oven's siren call to lunch? Deep soaking times of worship, times of exquisitely high praise where lives are changed for eternity an...

I had a friend write me recently to air some concerns about becoming overly busy with all of life’s duties. When does busy become TOO busy? This friend is a wife, parent to a couple of kids, with a...

Discovering that someone in the household of faith--a fellow believer in Christ--has failed morally is always hard. It does not matter if the failure is sexual, ethical, or practical, one person's fai...

MS-IS vs FF, Opera, Netscape, et al As usual, a good question, Moe! Yes, Helena & I do kick it around a LOT when it comes to which browser. Let it be known that Microsoft is NOT my favori...

Greetings, dear readers! I was talking with a friend the other day. "I'm on the worship team at my church," he said. "Really, I replied. "So am I." "Yeah? What do you sing or play?" Which opened...

flaglady,Mar 18 2006, 07:10 PM Wrote:I thought that was an incredibly humble and sweet thing for him to say and what was more, he really meant it!Hi FlagLady! Glad you're here! My question back ...

There has been one thing in particular that has made me alternately smile or shake my head over the years. Have you ever walked out of a service in your home congregation or one where you've visited a...

Possibly "the" basic tenet of the Charismatic Episcopal Church is the vision of reuniting the three primary branches or focuses or styles of the three major subsets of Christian parish or congregation...

So, what does all of that mean for WORSHIP? Worship is one of those words that means lots of things to lots of people. It's hard to discuss the ramifications of any philosophy or belief system with...

:tazrant: Found my surprise. THANKS! But does he have a kipah? :D