The year is 1744.  Hymn writer Charles Wesley is in Leeds, England, holding a prayer meeting in an upstairs room.  Suddenly there is a creak in the floorboards, followed by a massive crack, and the whole floor collapses.  All 100 people crash right through the ceiling into the room below.  The place is in chaos–some are screaming, some are crying, some just sit in shock.  But as the dust settles, Wesley, wounded and lying in a heap,...

Hillsongs newest album, This is Our God, is probably one of their best in terms of music the church can use.  As I have listened to it over the last month I struggle with which songs I should introduce to the church.  There are so many that lyrically are amazing then add to it the great music…well I just can’t say enough.  I have already introduced the title track, This is Our God and Healer.  I am going to do Your Name High and...

Just got home from the Hymn Sing a little while ago…when my dad introduced a song I said to Peter “that sounds like something my mom would say.”  It was a hymn that I had never heard before called Count Your Blessings.  I have bolded some phrases that really spoke to me. When upon life’s billows you are tempest tossed, When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost, Count your many blessings, name them one by one, And it...

Well everyone (and by everyone I mean peter, brian and my wife), I have officially taken the plunge into the world of blogging.  I have been told it’s hard at first to consistently update your blog but gets easier over time. (and hopefully better) When I write about our worship services I will be focusing more on the spiritual side as opposed to the musical side of things.  We could be the greatest band in all the world but if God is...