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Waiting and Watching
Upon moving to the Midwest, I had to learn the difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning. A “watch” means the necessary conditions are in place, so meteorologists are keeping an eye out for tornadic activity. A “warning” means that a tornado has been spotted and is an active threat. This week—week 39 Continue reading
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Why I Still Love “Mary, Did You Know?”
This time of year, it’s popular among Christian social media users to bash the song, “Mary, Did You Know?” I’ve seen so many variations of the following Tweet, some clever and some rather crass: “Mary, did you know?” Yes, she knew. Stop asking. I have even heard the song described scornfully as “mansplaining.” But I Continue reading
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What If I Don’t Like My Church’s Music?
When visiting Crossway’s headquarters over the summer, the publishing team and I were chatting about how wonderful God’s timing is. Without necessarily planning to do so, Crossway ended up releasing several resources for musical worship within the same few months including The Sing! Hymnal, Spirit-Filled Singing: Bearing Fruit as We Worship Together, and What If Continue reading
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Suggestions for All Saints
A couple of years ago, my husband and I were watching The Chosen. We were tentatively optimistic to see so many people enjoying the story of Jesus in place of other entertainment options. But then we watched our final episode: Season 2, Episode 6: “Unlawful.” In this episode, Mary Magdalene succumbs to temptation and returns Continue reading
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A Prayer for Worshiping Gently
Have you ever considered musical worship as an opportunity for gentleness? And don’t you think we could all benefit from more gentleness in this age of outrage? As you sing with your church family tomorrow, I hope you will treat those around you humbly and tenderly, even as you sing joyfully and boldly. Let’s pray. Continue reading
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An Explanation of My Lock Screen
At first glance, my phone lock screen looks pretty normal: some floral details and a Bible verse. But upon actually reading the verse, you might wonder why on earth I’d pick that one. Verses like Joshua 1:9 or Philippians 4:13 would surely be more inspirational. Maybe, but I find that when I reach for my Continue reading
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A Prayer for Worshiping Faithfully
Where has the week gone? The checked boxes of my to-do lists suggest I used the week productively, but I can hardly remember what I’ve done. Every Saturday surprises me and I cannot believe Sunday is back again. I admit that I’m tired. Happy and healthy, but tired. I understand the temptation to sleep in, Continue reading
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A Prayer for Worshiping Generously
If forced to pick a synonym for goodness as a fruit of the Spirit, I would choose “generosity.” There is certainly more to it than that, but this is a blog post not a theological treatise. (Also, “A Prayer for Worshiping Goodly” just reads…not goodly.) So, as I prepare for worship tomorrow, I am tuning Continue reading
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A Prayer for Worshiping Kindly
It’s Saturday, which means it’s time for another worship prayer based on the fruit of the Spirit. “Kindness: Tuning to Usefulness” was one of my favorite chapters to write in Spirit-filled Singing. I hope the following prayer, based loosely on that chapter, encourages your heart and focuses your mind as you prepare for worship: Heavenly Continue reading
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A Prayer for Worshiping Patiently
Funny enough, I thought about not posting a fruit of the Spirit prayer for worship this week. But that wouldn’t be very long-suffering of me, would it? That’s what patience boils down to: long-suffering. Bearing with one another. Enduring. Carrying on. Waiting it out. Persisting. So this weekend, let’s persist in prayer and praise, together. Continue reading
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