Is it possible to actively serve Christ and miss Him all at the same time? It sure is! I don’t want to miss Him, though. Cody Carnes’ song, “Nothing Else,” inspired me to consider what it looks like to sit at the feet of...
Do you know what God is famous for? I mean, can you describe some of the wondrous deeds of the Lord that He is most famous for? Tauren Wells sings out a list in his song “Famous For (I Believe).” Being able to remember and recount the...
I had a conversation with a friend this week. She described herself as “full up.” I get it. This year isn’t cutting any of us any breaks, is it? It keeps pouring out the stress, and we’re “full up.” What we need...
I love it when someone takes something complex and boils it down for me. Jesus does that when asked about the greatest commandment, and Danny Gokey sings about it in his song, “Love God Love People.” There’s no greater power than...
I need a reset sometimes. Instead of looking at myself, I need to look up. Perhaps when I do, I can reset my perspective as I consider God’s greatness and my insignificance in comparison to Him. And yet, as NEEDTOBREATHE sings about in...
What if Lazarus never came out of the tomb? When Jesus made Lazarus alive again it wasn’t so that he could lie there wrapped in burial clothes, it was so he could walk in newness of life. The CAIN band sings of this in their song “Rise...
When I write the word “discipline,” what do you think of? Do you think of correcting disobedience or do you think of training toward a good habit? Prayer is a spiritual discipline that is modeled by our Savior and sung about by Koryn...
Oh, that I would make the mantra in the chorus of Chris Renzema’s song the TRUE mantra of my life. When I sing along with “I Don’t Wanna Go,” I put God in the driver’s seat. Too many times, however, I rush ahead of God...
The Bible is full of songs of praise. When we consider the words of these songs, we see deep, rich, pattern-altering examples of how to appropriately respond to our great God. The lyrics of “Great Is Our God” by Plumb are reflected in...
Our world is full of “that may be true for you, but not for me” conversations. However, when it comes to God, His characteristics don’t change based on my perception of them. In their new song, “Who You Are To Me,”...