Today has not caught God off-guard. No matter the circumstance you find yourself in, He’s already there and He already knows what will happen next. JJ Heller’s new song, “You Already Know,” reminds us of God’s...
I’m on a mission to allow awe and wonder to be a part of my daily existence. I don’t have to look far, I just have to let it in. I also have to reorient where I’m looking. Most of all, I need to lay myself down. In Matt...
There are so many words we use to describe our faith. Repentance. Redemption. Reconciliation. Just like the word “gospel” itself, it’s important to really know, not only how to define these words, but to understand what they mean...
It’s hard to adore someone you don’t really think about. River Valley Worship reminds us in their song, “Adore You,” that “unto us a child is born.” This is something Isaiah first foretold, and his words are...
What a name our Savior was given! Emmanuel – God With Us. Names in the Bible held great significance, and this one was no different. How exactly did God choose to BE “with us?” He arrived as a baby! This week we use Matt...
What kinds of choices do you make in the face of fear? Building 429’s song “Fear No More” is an anthem born out of a personal time when fear led the songwriters to seek God. There’s a king in Scripture that was faced with...
I want the truth about God to be the soundtrack of my life. What we listen to matters and it changes the way we think. That’s why I am drawn to John Mark and Sarah McMillan’s song, “King Of My Heart.” It calls out the...
Sometimes you’re in a battle, and sometimes you just feel like a weight is bearing down on you, immobilizing you. The King James Version of the Bible calls this a “spirit of heaviness.” The English Standard Version calls it a “faint spirit.” No...
Jesus turned the world upside down with his wisdom and teaching. He also rubbed a lot of people the wrong way — especially religious people — because He did things differently. “New Wine” by Hillsong Worship inspired me to...
The Psalmist readily acknowledges that all of creation praises God. Humans are mentioned in just two verses that call on God’s heavenly and earthly creation to worship Him in Psalm 148. Hillsong United sings of this in their song “So...