(This week’s blogs will focus on the Personal Worship Movement of Whole Life Worship) I was in college when I started having a regular devotional time. I was excited to introduce this spiritual discipline in my life and, for the first few weeks, I was pretty consistent. But then it got increasingly difficult to maintain … Continue reading Jesus Wants to Meet with Me!

The fourth and last movement of a symphony is usually called the Finale. It is usually the most exciting movement because it is the culmination of the opus; a closure of the composer’s singular intention, developed over the first three diverse movements, containing numerous themes and motifs. The Whole Life Worship paradigm operates in the … Continue reading Worship in the Congregation

(This week I am blogging on the Whole Life Worship Paradigm and breaking it down to its essential components) The third movement in a symphony is usually a dance (minuet, waltz, scherzo, trio). In the Whole Life Worship paradigm, the third movement is also a “dance” – it is where we leverage the power of … Continue reading Spiritual Friendship

Many Christians find it difficult to integrate their spirituality into daily life. Exercising spirituality in the interior world of Personal Worship Time is safe and comfortable. It is relatively easy to worship the Lord in the protective confines of solitude. However, it amazes me how quickly meaningful spiritual focus is lost once I encounter the … Continue reading Worship in the Everyday Ordinary

(This week I am blogging on the topic of the Whole Life Worship Paradigm and breaking it down to its essential facets)  The first movement of the Whole Life Worship paradigm is at the most foundational, simplest place where worship can begin: the human heart or spirit – the innermost part of a person. In … Continue reading Personal Worship

(This week I am blogging on the topic of the Whole Life Worship Paradigm and breaking it down to its essential facets) Whole Life Worship is markedly different from our current cultural understanding of worship. Our culture limits the worship of God to things like singing, music, and the corporate worship service. But here is … Continue reading The Movements within the Whole Life Worship Paradigm

Whole Life Worship is living the “large life.” God has called us to live a “large” life for Him. He wants to give us His blessings, His power, His love, His forgiveness, His joy, His hope, His peace, and His transformation. These are all LARGE things. They, if we will receive them, enable us to … Continue reading Getting Rid of Life Shrinking Parasites

I love my laptop computer. Wherever I go, it goes with me. It’s almost like an extra appendage to my body! But I don’t like everything on my computer. In fact, I hate the design that my desktop screen is set on. It has this really cheesy “Toshiba” logo on it (like all the other … Continue reading Changing Default Settings

A couple years back, after having worn the same pair of glasses for ten years, I decided that it was time to get some new ones. And when I did, what a difference it made! Things that I had accepted as blurry and faded were now crystal clear. I did not realize how I had … Continue reading Looking Through “God Glasses”

Maybe it’s just me, but I’ve been noticing a lack of joy in the Body of Christ. Christian brothers and sisters seem to have this overly serious attitude about them. When asked about how their faith is going, the usual reply is: “I’m okay” or “I’m struggling” or “I’m hanging in there”. These are honest … Continue reading Choosing to Celebrate God