Last night I woke up at 3am in a panic. Something just gripped my mind and heart as I was filled with anxiety. A small, still Voice told me, “Just breathe … and pray.” So I took deep breaths. I tried praying the Jesus prayer, but it was too long. All that could come out … Continue reading Breath Prayer

When my alarm goes off early in the morning, it awakens me to the one thing I often dread: Working Out. I am so tempted to just hit the snooze button or roll over and forget about it altogether. But now that Letty is my accountability partner in exercise, I just can’t do that anymore. … Continue reading Body and Soul Worship

Last week, I shared that worship is simply a response to the goodness and greatness of God. The problem is that most of the time we are unaware of how good and great God is. The way we overcome this is by improving our “view” of God. I touched on expanding our perception of God … Continue reading Shattering “God-in-a-box”

My wife is going to love this blog. The title is inspired by one of our favorite songs by the BeeGees (remember “Saturday Night Fever,” disco dances? It’s all part of our courting days in college – another story for another time). But it drives home a very good point in our discussion of viewing … Continue reading How Deep Is Your Love, God?

Yeah, this title was partly inspired by the 1999 Heath Ledger/Julia Stiles teen romantic comedy, “Ten Things I Hate About You.” However, it’s also inspired by a spiritual exercise I did several years ago that amazingly renewed my worship of God. But first let me give a little context.We left our discussion on “viewing the … Continue reading One Hundred Things I Love About You

As I shared yesterday, one of the blockages to worship of God is the “unawareness” of who He really is and what He has really done. When we can actually view the mercies of God through the eyes of our heart and soul, the response to worship Him flows freely and powerfully – leading to … Continue reading Viewing God’s Mercies in 3D Resolution

Many Christians think that worship of God is something we have to “make happen.” Whether it is corporate worship or personal worship time, it’s so easy to believe that we or someone (like the Pastor or Worship Leader) has to “get the ball rolling.” And while it’s true that worship requires effort on our part, … Continue reading Worship is a Response, Not an Action

(Some reflections after a great vacation) In the past, I viewed vacation as my time. It was my time to get away and to do whatever I wanted to do: eat, drink, play, divert, spend time with people, have time for myself, watch movies until 3am, and sleep all day – if I wanted. After … Continue reading Whole Life Worship Vacation

One of the values we hold dear in Whole Life Worship is the transformation. We believe that Christ not only came to bring us eternal life, but abundant life, as well. This abundant life occurs as we are changed or transformed by the power of Christ through His Spirit who dwells within us. The theological … Continue reading Sanctification or Sanitization?

I confess. This is not an original thought. I got the gist of this from Joni Earekson Tada’s (@joniandfriends) radio show. But it’s too good not to share it with you! When the autumn season comes, I encourage you to take some time to look at the moon – particularly a full, harvest moon. It … Continue reading Shine … Like the Moon!