There is a great hymn whose first line goes like this: “I have decided to follow Jesus; no turning back, no turning back.” This week we have decided to take those words literally. We are going to follow Jesus on the journey of his last week on earth; the most important, impacting week that was … Continue reading The Week That Changed the World: Sunday
Month: April 2017
The Week That Changed the World: Saturday
There is a great hymn whose first line goes like this: “I have decided to follow Jesus; no turning back, no turning back.” This week we have decided to take those words literally. We are going to follow Jesus on the journey of his last week on earth; the most important, impacting week that was … Continue reading The Week That Changed the World: Saturday
The Week That Changed the World: Friday
There is a great hymn whose first line goes like this: “I have decided to follow Jesus; no turning back, no turning back.” This week we have decided to take those words literally. We are going to follow Jesus on the journey of his last week on earth; the most important, impacting week that was … Continue reading The Week That Changed the World: Friday
The Week That Changed the World: Thursday
There is a great hymn whose first line goes like this: “I have decided to follow Jesus; no turning back, no turning back.” This week we have decided to take those words literally. We are going to follow Jesus on the journey of his last week on earth; the most important, impacting week that was … Continue reading The Week That Changed the World: Thursday
The Week That Changed the World: Wednesday
There is a great hymn whose first line goes like this: “I have decided to follow Jesus; no turning back, no turning back.” This week we have decided to take those words literally. We are going to follow Jesus on the journey of his last week on earth; the most important, impacting week that was … Continue reading The Week That Changed the World: Wednesday
The Week That Changed the World: Tuesday
There is a great hymn whose first line goes like this: “I have decided to follow Jesus; no turning back, no turning back.” This week we have decided to take those words literally. We are going to follow Jesus on the journey of his last week on earth; the most important, impacting week that was … Continue reading The Week That Changed the World: Tuesday
The Week That Changed the World: Monday
There is a great hymn whose first line goes like this: “I have decided to follow Jesus; no turning back, no turning back.” This week we have decided to take those words literally. We are going to follow Jesus on the journey of his last week on earth; the most important, impacting week that was … Continue reading The Week That Changed the World: Monday
It Is What It Is
There is an expression I’ve been saying a lot lately. In fact, I’ve been using it so much I’m afraid it will be inscribed on my tombstone by my surviving family: “It is what it is.” I suppose it’s better than some of my other popular Doug-sayings like “Now that’s what I’m talking about!” or … Continue reading It Is What It Is
The Power of a Song
I’m a musician by trade and profession and, even though my blog is called “Whole Life Worship,” I’ve not written much of anything about what most people believe is what worship is about: music. There’s a reason for this. It’s a reaction to how our contemporary Christian culture has made worship all about the music … Continue reading The Power of a Song
Thank God Friday
You’re probably thinking, “You forgot a word, Doug. It’s ‘Thank God it’s Friday.” Actually, it’s intentional. I know the popular phrase (and the restaurant bearing that name). I want us to think of Friday, not as a benchmark that we made it through another work week, but as a day where we can recollect the … Continue reading Thank God Friday