Archive for January, 2008

a word puzzle

31, Jan 2008

Here's a word puzzle our pastor did with our mid-week prayer crowd last night.
The goal is to find thirty (30) books of the Bible in the following paragraph.
This is a most remarkable puzzle. It was found in an airplane seat pocket by a gentleman on a flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu, keeping him occupied [...]

Worship Leader Wednesday #6, part 2

30, Jan 2008

Welcome back to part two of Mandy Thompson's interview at Consuming Worship.
Mandy Thompson
What's the greatest "worship risk" you've ever taken?
Serving at the church I am a part of now. We are in the midst of a subtle “worship war” – and the church is experiencing growing pains. This puts intense strain on the [...]

wires crossed

29, Jan 2008

You've probably heard, but CCM Magazine is ceasing print publication in April.
I just got a renewal notice in the mail yesterday.
I think somebody at corporate needs to let somebody in billing know they can stop sending those out.

Picture this…

28, Jan 2008

I've been tagged by Lorijo over at BAMBOOSONG. This one looks like fun, so I'll play.
Answer the following questions about yourself using only GOOGLE IMAGES to post your answers. The idea is to read mine and then answer the questions on your own blog too. Ready? Play!
1. How old will you be on your next [...]

search me

28, Jan 2008

Here are some recent search terms which ultimately led visitors to Consuming Worship:

billy chia can't sing
when a worship leader dont take critic
female worship leader
sermon "billy joel" 2000 years
cool worship services
raising the elbow
silhouette worship
jeff miller drummer
why do people worship actors
the adulterous hex put on the love

heh, go figure…

Worship Confessional: January 27, 2008

28, Jan 2008

Good day musically yesterday. The reconstituted band is cruising along, and I feel we are solidly on the road toward some really good sounds. Thursday's rehearsal went well, but we were down quite a few singers and my wife on keys because of various things, mainly some kind of stomach flu-type illness floating around. We [...]

Google 1960

27, Jan 2008

(HT: Boing Boing)

now i really want a tattoo….

26, Jan 2008

I'm laughing like crazy here. Chalk this one up to "I need some common sense."
I used to live in Springfield, MO, but trust me, this type of lack of sense is not exclusive to the Ozarks.
(HT: addisonroad)

judgmental

25, Jan 2008

walking through wal-mart today, this lady was staring at me, my wife, and my kids
i wondered, somewhat annoyed, "what's she staring at?"
as we passed, i saw it in her eyes
her eyes said, "i wish i had what they had"
i walked on by feeling smaller
thank you, LORD, for Your blessings in my life

From the Feed Reader

25, Jan 2008

Yet another link dump of random stuff from my RSS reader. Click the links and enjoy.

The Blah Blah's Defining Christian Music series: Useful Links
Mandy on culture + Christians = ? and christian ears + non-christian music =?
Mud Puppy is building a spaceship
Hodge on simplicity.
The Kiwi on DTS and the emerging church.
Whirled Views goes nautical.
 Vicky Beeching [...]


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