Every now and then I go on personal theological journeys to deepen my understanding of my own beliefs. There are few things more embarrassing to me than to be asked to explain my Christian beliefs and not be able to articulate them. It has been said several times that persons …
When I wrote my first song I was about 12 or 13 years old. I remember the song. It was a basic chorus, verse and hook. Come to think of it, the structure was pretty solid. Classic. The title was, “I Love Him.” I taught it to my little group …
I was doing well. Had the first band rehearsal for the new project. It went really well. I had plans rolling in my head. It was looking pretty nice. Then, I asked someone to give me some advice on something that I’d written. The advice he gave me was excellent …
When I got back from Europe I figured it would take my body a couple of days to adjust to the 6-hour time difference. I got off the plane running! We had our church’s New Years Eve service to execute. Because of the tremendous growth of Gethsemane Community Fellowship, we …
Let me open this post by saying that there is a difference between being ANOINTED and being HOLY. Being anointed allows you to be used by God. Being holy gets you into heaven. I believe you can be anointed without being holy. And I also believe you can go to …
So my wife and I joined this wonderful church, Gethsemane Community Fellowship Baptist Church. It is so fulfilling to be a part of a healthy, wholesome ministry. What I’ve lately found challenging is the fact that I grew up in church. My parents were in ministry since I was like …
The past three months have been very interesting. It’s been a time of transition, change and learning. Here is the short version of some of the past events… For the past three years I had been serving and employed as Minister of Music at a wonderful church in Virginia. This …
Webster’s Dictionary defines ministry as “the service, functions, or profession of a minister of religion. Simple, right? So let’s dig deeper. Richard’s Expository Dictionary of Bible Words, a source that I deeply enjoy, has this to say. The Hebrew word translated for minister in the Old Testament “is used of …
Why is the world so full of rhetoric and rhymes? Particularly the church world? I wonder if God sobs at the rarety of pure, deliberate, intentional worship. What is it about man that causes us to need miracles in order to worship? Okay – let me stop being so deep. …
That’s been my motto ever since the release of this CD. I was speaking with one of the DJs from a radio station in Charleston,SC today. I called to thank her and the other radio personalities at that station for playing my CD. In the conversation I told her that …
