It is that time when no matter the financial
or family problems, no matter the turmoil that pervades the
world, for a few brief moments, “all is right in the world.” As
we collapse in sweaty euphoria, we together realize a time
of transcendent wonder. There dawns a realization that we
have indeed been granted the privilege to see the face of a
holy God. — Randy Elrod

Sex, Lies and Religion — A provocative, thoughtful, controversial book by author, blogger and creative Randy Elrod. I have known Randy for nearly a decade and can attest to his passion for seeing people live a life of liberty before God and their church communities. This book, even though it may not reflect all of my personal views, is surely a must-read and certainly a conversation that is lacking in today’s Christian circles.Yes, we talk about sex. But, do we apply theology, thought and a sense of experience in our conversation like Elrod? No, I fear not. This is not a let-me-push-every-button kind of book. Even though there is controversial views, everyone of them is presented with maturity and thoughtfulness. I applaud such a brave work and hope to learn from Elrod even more in the future. It is a good thing that what some of us appreciate being under his mentorship many now can experience.

The Submergent Church
When your church staying above water doesn’t seem to matter anymore

There are a lot of blogs and posts out there on the emerging, emergent and other movements that are now misnomers or defunct. One category has always been with us: The Submergent Church. After all, there are things that keep a church from sinking. Some of those things might seem like common sense. But, we are in the church world where even though we believe God created the laws of physics we hold that they do not apply to us!

Speaking of the laws of physics… Read the rest of this entry »

• RT @tylerbraun: The most egregious photo retouching with Photoshop of the past decade // http://bit.ly/cxJVTY (wow!)//oh my #
• my daughter is having a sweet 16 party tonite..20 teens at my house!! woot!! #
• Les Paul cake for my girl!! http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=314968128011 #
• http://twitvid.com/54203 – so cool my daughters bday party breaks into a worship time #
• time for espresso… then cook breakfast for the fam–waffles of course with bacon! #
• @mnathanjaques yes it was a great feeling seeing the teens worship on their own last night! in reply to mnathanjaques # Read the rest of this entry »

The Heart Behind The Album from Lighthouse Rising on Vimeo. Read the rest of this entry »

I am so happy to announce that I will be teaching a workshop and attending the worshiptogether.com Training Conference, April 12-14 in Lenexa, KS.

In 1999 I remember attending as a younger worship leader one of their training events and over the past several years I have enjoyed getting to know some of the people at this company. Wholeheartedly I can say these people love the local church and this event is designed to equip worship leaders at churches of any size. Even their cost is reasonable.

Some of the worship leaders there include: Leeland, Brenton Brown, Matt Maher, Christy Nockels, Phil Wickham and Audrey Assad. Read the rest of this entry »