Imagining this song being sung to a child, my goal was to musically and poetically communicate the heavenly Presence of God is in the faces and being of those who most purely embody the image of God for the child. For the child cannot conceive of the abstracted version of God we as adults so quickly cling; rather the child sees Love and God as synonymous energies at work in their lives. For where there is Love, there is God.
Read MoreJustice is true faith’s expression,
leaving healing in it’s wake.
Christ who suffered all injustice
became poor for humans’ sake.
Let our worship lead to mercy,
justice in our hearts awake.
Read MoreThis is a liturgy I used on Ash Wednesday in 2019 as a way to begin the Lenten season. Feel free to use any of the original material in the liturgy for your own use. There is a list at the bottom with notes and annotations.
Read MoreThe sound of your presence is constant in the night
forcing the vulnerable objects to sway at command.
In the wake of your activity, debris is scattered
leaving traces of chaotic clutter on the ground.
Winds of night, sing to me your song
This service is a Palm Sunday Vespers service. Through tenenbrae-like lighting, music, Scripture, and prayer, this service allows worshipers to rest in the transition between the celebratory qualities of Palm Sunday and the penitential qualities of Holy Week. Music is also available for download within the post.
Read MoreAs a worship leader I am not defined by the music I make, but by the community I serve, the Gospel we pronounce, the Sacraments we participate in, and the liturgy that works to proclaim all of these things.
Read MoreI do believe the future of the Christian tradition (in terms of richness and vitality) relies on the extent to which we don’t box God in with our theology and the extent to which we convert understanding into experience. God does not just reside in our minds. God is everywhere present and finds home in our seeking, our questions, our doubts, our pain, our pleasure, and our rejoicing.
Read MoreFaith cannot be reduced to a profession of prescribed intellectual principles; instead it is embodied and expressed through community. The knowledge component of faith is purified, refined, and qualified through our actions. My own orthodoxy (right belief) and orthopraxy (right action) have a symbiotic relationship, which on its best days allows for the freedom to ask questions, graciousness towards myself and others in the knowing and unknowing, and the conviction to live into the likeness of Christ.
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