In the preface of Tunesmith, author Jimmy Webb offers readers a glimpse into his purpose of writing a book that delves into the many channels of professional songwriting. Webb also notes the struggle of writing a book based upon songwriting particularly because inspiration, creativity and technique are personal outlets that differ from one musician to …
It is hard to believe that a year has passed and that this is my final blog post for the Worship Training courses. This final post has been a long time coming. All of the information that I have studied through these courses has been invaluable and I can’t even begin to write about …
More and more, I am coming to realize that I need to write a book. Now, this is not the first time that I have come across the realization. I was 8 or 9 when I wrote my first book. It was about puppies and Christmastime. Because I had not been gifted in the area …
It has been a while since my last blog post and since then, I have made changes to my song, “Worth It All” I love having these “draft” phases where each week I can post different ideas as I spend more time in prayer and seeking the direction that God wants me to take in …
The title of the song that I have been writing for several months now is entitled, “Worth It All”. I must have written and re-written this song over 10 times before I was finally satisfied. The song is very personal to me and I wanted to make sure that it was Biblically authentic and portrayed …
In the introduction of Devotional Classics, authors Richard J. Foster and James Bryan Smith explain that their purpose in writing this book is to “reclaim the words devotional and classic.” [1]. The author’s intent behind compiling these 52 devotionals together is solely to aim at transforming the human personality and lifestyle. These devotionals are targeted …
I have been writing and arranging a good bit of music these days. It is something I have always loved to do but I was always so nervous about how the community would accept my original lyrics. After all, this was from the garden of my heart, the place where I kept my memories …
When I started reading Section 3 of the Essentials in Spiritual Formation book by Dan Wilt, I could not even believe how much this section corresponded with several things I am currently praying about. I see God’s hand molding me and shaping me through this course and I am excited to see how He continues …
There is a song I absolutely love to listen to. No matter where I am in my walk with the Lord or what is going on in my life, the song, “You Invite Me In” by Meredith Andrews always reminds me that no matter what shape I am in, God invites me to come to …
“When my heart is overwhelmed, lead me to the Rock that is higher than I.”- Psalm 62:1 (KJV) I am probably not the first to admit that character building is usually a long and sometimes tough process to go through. For the past six months though, I believe that this character building has been God’s …
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