Answering Some Questions About Worship 2
8. Is there any place for humor in a service of worship? Sometimes you cannot help it! A worship leader with a good sense of humor can deal with awkward or embarrassing situations without destroying the atmosphere of the service. However, I would vote against forced or contrived humor that can only call attention to
Elisha and Elijah
I read some very interesting facts the other day. Napoleon’s toothbrush sold for $21,000. Adolph Hitler’s car sold for $150,000. Jackie Kennedy’s fake pearls sold for $211,500. John Kennedy had a wooden set of golf clubs that sold for $772,500. None of these things were valuable in and of themselves, but it was simply “who”
Scriptural Whistle Blowing
Scriptural Whistle Blowing-Taking Scripture Out Of Context The following are notes from my “Writer’s Notebook”-ideas that might develop into a Tuesday Column. They are presented here for two reasons: (a)because some of you only need a seed idea to get what you want from me-something to think about. And (b) some of you like to
Dealing With Suffering, Part 1
Dealing With Suffering, Setbacks, Satanic Attacks And A Sovereign God Truths we can learn from the book of Job Ron Dunn said, “Good and evil run on parallel tracks and they normally arrive about the same time.” Looking back over my ministry, there have been great years and years when I wondered if I would
Answering Some Questions About Worship 1
In public and private discussions about worship, often the same questions and comments come up, so it seems wise to deal with some of them here. 1. Our church is very aggressive and evangelistic, and the people are scared to death of liturgy and things like that. How do you explain our success, and what
Guest Article
I could not help but chuckle a few days ago when I secretly observed my son standing in my ball shoes, wearing my hat and glove, boldly proclaiming to his sister, “Look at me. I look just like daddy.” Such a thought is both humbling and humorous. While you see the compliment in the words,
Pssst… Boomers: They’re Laughing at You!
Have you ever had one of those eerie experiences when people are laughing behind your back-but they won’t tell you why? It is embarrassing. Well, I’m sorry to have to report to my fellow boomers that it’s happening to us! I teach the emerging generation, especially in the area of worship. And they are snickering
We’ve Got a Problem with Rot
You know how remodeling is, one thing leads to another. Right now, we are spending our equity to update our house. This project has been long over due. The back deck needs replacing, the trim needs painting, and much of the inside trim is overdue for a coat of paint. Now that our girls are
A Library for the Long Haul
(The following article is from Leadership magazine. Warren Wiersbe shares the books that keep him in ministry) A college student wrote me requesting counsel concerning a personal problem, and the last sentence in her letter was “Please don’t tell me to read a book!” She was smart enough to know that reading a book doesn’t automatically solve
How To Pray When God Changes Your Plan
In his heart David had a great desire to build a temple for God. It was a good thing David wanted to do, not an evil thing. He was willing to sacrifice to do it, but God didn’t choose David for this job, instead He chose Solomon. How do we pray when our plans are
His Name Is Wonderful
Chapter 3: What A Mighty God We Serve Words like “might”, “power”, and “great” tend to be overused in our day and time. Their meanings have become so watered down that we now have “great” hot dogs, “great” cars, and “great” clothes. So, too, the word “mighty” is overused. We say something is “mighty fine.”
Leadership Quips, Quotes, Models and Proverbs
The following is my collection of well-known quips, quotes and sayings of leadership. They formulate for me a doctrine of leadership — a collection of what I tend to believe about leadership, work, people and myself. In that sense they are “proverbs” I have adopted as my own-I believe them. Most leaders collect such statement