I wish you could be here in this moment. It isn’t the lights, and it isn’t the band. It isn’t the phenomenal speakers, or the tech crew that’s worked so hard to pull this Kongress off. It’s the Presence of God in an arena turned temple, and in the temple of His people. Looking around…
Her name is Hannah. She’s an older woman, tall, laugh lines, grey hair, visibly someone who has weathered much but done it with that deep joy that marks those who follow Him. Wrapped in her dark dress coat and a brightly colored scarf, she follows us into the arena where our tech crew will soon…
I had just joined the worship team at a new church, and it was as though a part of me that had been sleeping for a really long time had been given new life. I love to sing, and I love to worship (they are two different things, tho I had yet to learn that)….
I realize that Lucia is still over a month away, but as I’ve been prepping for Sacred Space in December, I came across an excellent post by Kathryn over in the UK about Lucia (also known as St. Lucy’s Day), and this line from a poem she was quoting by Thomas Merton just leapt out…
This is about what I felt like on Monday… which is kind of a rough go when you’re a worship leader. Thankfully, I wasn’t actually onstage this week – my very talented and capable friend Brandon was leading this week – and bless his heart, as I got progressively sicker in body and soul over…
