Crazy weekend – Last night we took Jordan Leino, Ben Niemann, and Will Miller to Moyock, NC for a post-STATP rally at Fellowship Baptist. (And Zeke too–He did awesome) I was blessed to be able to partner with my brother, Jared, who brought the Word strong. He preached on the issue of letting go of our…
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Psalm 19 has always captured my attention with it’s brilliant parallelism and descriptive beauty. This morning, though, something new jumped out at me as I read through it–something beyond its mere poetic and artistic beauty. Verses 1-3 talk about how the heavens are declaring the glory of God. Not a day goes by when creation…
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We just got word yesterday that one of the little boys from our Arise Africa orphanage in Uganda passed away from malaria-related issues. His name is Emmanuel, and he happens to be the little boy that my sister Joy was sponsoring at the time. Emmanuel has a twin brother who is suffering from TB. It…
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To give unselfishly, to love the least of these Jesus I’m learning how to live with open hands All of these treasures that I hold will never satisfy my soul Jesus I lay it at your throne with open hands — Matt Papa, “Open Hands” Lately the Lord has been teaching me to hold loosely…
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A couple of years ago, I heard Matt Redman say in a worship workshop directed toward songwriters, “In our lyrics, we must paint the grandest description of God that we possibly can.” That idea will likely remain forever imprinted on my heart when I approach a song. I pray it does. I haven’t always done…
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