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Integrity

Idolatry, Integrity, Sin, Unity, Worship

In Letters to my Children, Daniel Taylor discusses integrity. He writes that integrity “means wholeness, unity.” When we sin, we become divided and less…

Praise You In The Storm

Circumstances, Loving God, Praise, Worship

The song “Praise You in the Storm” by Casting Crowns illustrates what a life of worship, regardless of the circumstances, can look like. On…

Music Helps Us Remember

God Our Father, Hymn, Incarnation, Jesus, Musical, The Church, Worship

Think of various commercials where a jingle gets stuck in your head. Or try to say the ABCs without singing the alphabet jingles. Music…

“The Big House”

Beginnings, Christian Life, Christians, Church, Church Body, Jesus, Worship

The Michigan Wolverines’ football stadium, affectionately known as “the Big House,” is the largest football stadium in North America and one of the largest…

Joining the Parade

Following Jesus, Jesus, Praise, Worship

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade started as a simple idea from the store’s leaders. The parade participants only took up two blocks when it…

Beholding

Beholding, God's Beauty, God's Glory, Worship

Artist–blogger Michael Chesley Johnson writes about his struggle to paint the Grand Canyon. As soon as he has paints mixed, the light shifts and…

Our Good Teacher

God's Kindness, Humility, Submission, Teacher, Worship

“Imagine a second-grade teacher commending one of her pupils for a good job on a one-paragraph essay and indicating that the pupil had the…

God’s Good Gift

Contentment, Gifts, Satisfaction, Satisfied In Christ, Worship

Often we pine for gifts that end up disappointing us. This list compiles some of the most disappointing gifts of all time: https://www.rd.com/funny-stuff/the-best-worst-christmas-gifts-we-ever-got/. Unlike these,…

Navigating Our World

Christian Walk, Corporate Worship, Spiritual Life, The World, Worship

When you walk in a room in your home, you don’t usually have to think about where the furniture is. Your brain doesn’t have…

Our Life Is A Song

Life, Praise, Song, The Heart, Worship

Our lives were meant to be concerts of sorts. We were meant to sing of God’s mercy, grace, compassion, and presence. We don’t sing…

Our Objective Reality

Attitude, Feelings, Gratitude, Joy, Knowing God, Knowledge, Praise, Reality, Thanksgiving, Trusting God, Worship

Our attitude of joy is a result of our thanksgiving to God. We should not base our attitude on our circumstances, because those always…

Face to Face

Fear of God, Glory, God's Glory, Humbled, Humility, Reverence, Seeing God, Worship

In the 2003 movie Bruce Almighty, a man who is frustrated with God finally gets to meet him. After hearing this news Bruce’s mood…

Committed

Church, Commitment, Consistency, Relationships, Worship

Like any long relationship, there can be seasons of great enthusiasm and seasons of drought in church life. There will be times when participating…

The Places That Shape Us

1 John 2:15, Counterculture, Desire, Luke 17:21, Matthew 5:6, Matthew 6:33, Perspective, Romans 12:1-2, Romans 14:17, Spiritual Formation, The Church, The Kingdom, Worldview, Worship

In his book Desiring the Kingdom, James K. A. Smith describes the formative power of the places and institutions we inhabit, using a shopping…

Church Shopping

Acts 2:42, Acts 9:31-32, Church, Colossians 3:16, Commitment, Communities, Ephesians 4:11-13, Hebrews 10:24-25, Influence, Matthew 16:18, Matthew 18:20, Preaching, Small Groups, Spiritual Life, Vulnerable, Worship

“If I had never joined a church till I had found one that was perfect, I should never have joined one at all, and…

He’s Done Enough

Blessed, Debt, Ephesians 2:7, God's Kindness, Hope, Love, Prayer, Psalm 17:7, Psalm 36:7, Psalm 63:3, Repay, Source, Titus 3:4-6, Trust, Worship

“Sometimes I go to God and say, ‘God, if Thou dost never answer another prayer while I live on this earth, I will still…

Pearl Of Great Price

1 Timothy 6:18, Idols, Kingdom, Luke 12:33, Luke 12:34, Luke 18:22, Mark 10:21, Matthew 19:21, Matthew 6:20, Matthew 6:21, Purpose, Relationship with Christ, Treasure, Treasure in Heaven, Worship

Our hearts’ treasure is revealed by how much value we place on someone or something. This article shows the world’s most expensive pearls, one…

Is God Your God?

1 John 5:14, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, Calling, Church, Colossians 4:2, Commitment, Exchange, Idolatry, Love, Mark 11:24, Philippians 4:6-7, Prayer, Priorities, Private Time, Worship

“What you think about in your private time is what you worship.”- Pastor Timothy Keller. Jesus calls for us to make time to pray…

Everybody Worships

Acts 17:16-34, Adoration, David Foster Wallace, Devotion, Idols, Isaiah 25:1, Matthew 21:8-9, Psalm 63, Psalm 71, Religious, Romans 14:10-11, Worship

In his famous commencement address, “This Is Water,” writer David Foster Wallace says, “There is no such thing as not worshipping. Everybody worships. The…

An Act of Worship

1 Peter 3:15, 2 Corinthians 5:20, Acts 8:30-35, Colossians 4:4-6, Disobedience, Faith, Gospel, Grace, Joy, Mark 5:18-19, Praise, Sin, Wisdom, Witness, Worship

In May 2016, Chance the Rapper, a hip hop artist from Chicago, released the album Coloring Book. It contained a unique exploration of his…