Well I saw the ENT yesterday and the good news is that I have no nodules on my vocal cords.  The bad news is I have to go through Vocal Rehab (for lack of a better term).  I also have to stop drinking soda, I have to drink at least 4 liters of water a day and I have to stop clearing my throat.  Apparently, clearing your throat is one of the worst things to do to your vocal cords.  Here is the raw video of the scope they did on my throat....

I learned quite early in my ministry to stop trying to please people. The first church I was at thought their style was contemporary…until I showed up.  There were many who loved the new music I was introducing, and there were many who loved the hymns.  I would get complaints fairly consistently that there were either too many hymns or not enough.  I spent so much of my time trying to ride the fence.  Yet no matter how hard I tried to...

We had rehearsal for Freedom tonight and I feel better, as a whole, about this one than any other.  I really feel like God is going to do something amazing.  So here are some of my thoughts on some of the team members. Janelle- Spot on pitch.  She is basically my melody girl, never sings harmony and I don’t think I have ever heard her sing flat or sharp.  She also loves to worship and that shows in her face and body language.  Robin-...

Today message and service was on God’s providence.   The activity of God which brings His purposes to pass So many times our finite minds can’t even begin to grasp the infinite mind and infinite vision of God.  I don’t know why my voice is messed up and I don’t know why my shoulder started bothering me (my shoulder is doing better).  Sometimes I want to say to God “why are you taking this gift away from...

This post is in no way a reaction from Sunday it’s just something I think about when the Holy Spirit changes our plans. We have two services at my church and they are very different from each other.  The age make-up of the congregation, the expressiveness of the groups as a whole, and also in their responsiveness.  With that in mind, when the Holy Spirit moves me or someone else to speak or change something in the first service should we...