“Music, the greatest good that mortals know, And all of heaven we have below.” – Joseph Addison Having been a professional musician for more than half my life, now, I’m always glad to see music receive such a high place in the grand scheme of things. I love to sing. I’m very thankful to God for this incredible gift. But I don’t believe music is … Read the rest…
Do you live your life with thanksgiving? Or do you simply “get through” each day with moaning and groaning? There’s a vast chasm between living your life and merely trudging through. To live it requires thoughts, joy, and action. “To live” shouldn’t be a passive experience. That’s a result of letting life happen to you rather than thinking about where you came from and … Read the rest…
Where is your mind? Where is your spirit? And where is your soul? These intangible parts of you define you infinitely better than your body ever could. I’ve never felt my mind, but I know without a doubt I think and hold thoughts. I’ve never felt my spirit, but I feel the life of it in me. And I’ve never felt my soul…but my … Read the rest…
The fullness of joy most people seek (whether they know it or not) is only found in a relationship with your Creator. And God IS your Creator…even if you don’t believe in Him. David, who was King of Israel, was a songwriter. Many of his lyrics, known as Psalms, are found in the Bible. And he talked all the time about his relationship with … Read the rest…
What I See In Me Very often, when I look in the mirror, what I see in me isn’t what I’d prefer to see. Does that happen to you? Yeah, when I look at myself with my own limited understanding, what I see in me is my less-than-pristine past. I see my limitations. The losing battle against my aging flesh and all it desires. … Read the rest…
This singer songwriter describes music as an aural expression of life. Tightly woven into my life, God gave me this great and constantly compelling gift of music. It’s been my constant companion even through the years when I had no human constant companion. It has also been my reminder that I’m “wonderfully made”. Music brings me great joy, and I want a song in … Read the rest…
Worship Music Ideas From The King of Worship Music in The Psalms Lately I’ve written a lot of worship music inspired by the writings of King David. You probably already know this, but he’s given credit for writing most of the Psalms. We recently studied many of them in church. And my goal was to capture the spirit of the weekly Psalm, and put … Read the rest…
