A Daily Discipline of Worship

by | Oct 6, 2020 | Uncategorized

I have a confession to make… I do not regularly listen to worship music. I should…but I don’t… So today’s thought is not profound. It is not meant to incite some sense of guilt. It is also not meant to make you feel sorry for me or for yourself It is just what it...

The end of guitar tabs

by | Oct 5, 2020 | Uncategorized

While I’m busy declaring the end of “traditional” music education practices…might as well get this one out of the way. Guitar tabs. I have a love/hate relationship with them. Here’s why… When I first started learning—indeed, they helped. They really helped. But as I...

The End of Sheet Music

by | Oct 1, 2020 | Uncategorized

You might consider it a bit audacious to declare the “end of sheet music”… And you would be right. It is a bit audacious, I admit. However, I really do mean it—at least in our context. The fact is this: Sheet music will always be around. Certain kinds of music will...

Thank You, Russell

by | Sep 30, 2020 | Uncategorized

Today I write something that is both painful…and yet joyous at the same time. Departure is never easy; but the hope of the Christian is life eternal! One of my absolute heroes went to be with Jesus yesterday. It was the privilege of a lifetime to get to travel on the...

Make worship fun again

by | Sep 29, 2020 | Uncategorized

One of the most dangerous things you can do for a passion, hobby, or even a duty… Is to rob it of everything that makes it fun. Think about it: I don’t know very many people that have fun at work AND hate their job. I don’t know many people that spend HOURS learning a...