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Songwriting Lessons From Lennon and McCartney

Worship leader Matt Blick from Nottingham, England kindly asked me to do a couple posts on his Beatles Songwriting Academy blog on what worship songwriters can learn from the Beatles.  If you’re interested, you can read the first one here.

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Are You A Revealer Or A Concealer?

One big difference between the righteous and the wicked is that the righteous reveal and the wicked conceal with their mouths. The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. (PR 10.11) The righteous reveal the fountain of life that’s in their hearts. Like God, [...]

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How To Fight Fear

Growing up I watched every horror movie, Twilight Zone, and Outer Limits ever made. When I see Twilight Zone now I wonder how I could ever have been terrified by a show about a man who freed the devil from old monks who’d captured him.  But at the time, the unearthly howl behind the barred [...]

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An Earthquake To Save Your Neighbor

You’re a missionary to your neighbors, and maybe God will use an earthquake to save them. In Acts 16, Paul and Silas were in Philippian lock down. They had been busted for illegally sharing the gospel, beaten with rods, and then thrown in jail. In prison, they sang. They sang hymns and prayed to their faithful God. [...]

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Book Hint

I’m writing a new book. Go here. You’ll find further info on Twitter or Facebook.

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The Winner Is…

The winner of “Religion Saves: And Nine Other Misconceptions” by Mark Driscoll is… Number 110! At least that’s what my random number generator tells me. Number 110 is a person who has identified themselves as: Jenna Congrats Jenna. I’ll be emailing Jenna to tell her of the extraordinary fortune that has come her way. Stay tuned for more extraordinary giveaways.

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J.C. Ryle Quotes

“He that wishes to attain right views about Christian holiness, must begin by examining the vast and solemn subject of sin…wrong views about holiness are generally traceable to wrong views about human corruption. The plain truth is that a right knowledge of sin lies at the root of saving Christianity. Without it, such doctrines as justification, [...]

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Some Design Changes

So I’ve been working on a few design changes for the site. I updated the flux capacitor and totally revamped the teleporter. If you have any problems let me know!

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Sticking With Twitter

So I’ve been using Twitter for a few weeks now and I think I’m going to stick with it. I like it. If you use Twitter you can find me here. Now at this point some of you are wondering: “What is Twitter and can it be treated with an antibiotic?” Let me quickly enlighten you. Twitter is [...]

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Ask the Reader: Goals for 2009

Okay, I’m curious again. First, are you a goal setter? Second, what are your goals for 2009? Finally, what’s your plan for reaching your goals? If you’ve never commented before, let’s hear your voice!

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