I’m sure that title got your attention! After all, if you’ve been around the church for very long, surely you have sung that old hymn. It’s a special one to me because I’m told that my Dad was singing that one when he went to be with the Lord a few months ago.
Over the last couple of years, the Lord has been leading me to some new places as well. Most significantly, He has been leading me...

I'm pleased to let you know that there is a new audio teaching from Mike Harland posted to www.wordsofworship.org. The title is "Living Lives of Worship." Just log onto the website and click on "audio" in the navigation bar at the top of the home page.
As I have said before, every session from our first ever Words of Worship Conference is truly life-changing. We will get others posted to the site over the next few weeks.
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Earlier this summer, we had the privilege of hosting the first ever Seven Words of Worship Conference at Victory Worship Center (www.vwcaz.org) in Tucson, Arizona.
From those who attended, the verdict is in: the Lord used my friend and co-author, Mike Harland, to deliver five life-changing messages on worship!
I want to encourage you to go to www.wordsofworship.org and click on “audio” in the navigation bar. As of today, you will find Mike’s message, “Drink Offering Worship,” posted there. ...

“Get up and write.” I looked at the clock and considered the darkness and cold of a February morning in Tennessee. I argued with God, “Surely this can’t be You. Are you sure?”
You may be familiar with the wonderful resource called “Experiencing God.” I know that book has changed many lives, including mine. Do you remember the Seven Realities of Experiencing God? I didn’t realize it at the time, but I was right...

Love, Hope, and Faith
My friend, Tom, lost one of his long-term friends this week—to suicide. It hit Tom very hard. I guess suicide only makes sense to the one taking his own life. Sometimes even good people are deceived into thinking there is just no other way out of their problems.
As I struggled with some explanation that might help Tom understand how such a thing could happen, I was led to Romans 5:5:
Hope never disappoints. For...

Are You Willing?
Things are really moving fast around here. The ideas and new opportunities that we continue to encounter these days just amaze me. It

The Broom
I got up a little before 6 AM a couple of days ago. Seems like that is the best time for me to hear from the Lord. I love to make a pot of green tea (actually Sue makes me drink green tea), sit in the mostly darkened room and listen for His voice while waiting for the daylight to penetrate my surroundings.
I know His voice because I know Him. It's sure not because of my...

Still Alive
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WHAT'S IN THE MANGER?
Christmas is such a great season, and undoubtedly the busiest season of your year. I know the countless hours you invest in special music, Christmas spectaculars, and the other unusual needs you encounter this time of the year as you minister to those God has given you.
I'm sure there are moments when you wonder why you're working so hard, and that's ok. We all need a reminder of WHY we do WHAT we...

THE MELODY IN YOUR HEART
Do you ever find yourself waking up singing a song? I do, from time to time, and I'm sure I'm not the only one. Usually it is a song of praise

SEASON OF CHANGE
Lately, I've been thinking a lot about changes around me. Maybe it's because I turned 55 last month or possibly it has something to do with the coming of Fall. I just know that change is on the way, and I like change

GREAT AND PRECIOUS PROMISES--READY, WILLING, AND ABLE PART THREE
This email includes the last section of the chapter, Ready, Willing, And Able from our new book, Great And Precious Promises For Singers And Musicians.
Thanks to the many who have written with words of encouragement. And please don't forget to order your free copy of the book. At this time, we are expecting delivery of the first printing by August 31.
Just hit reply and send your address. We'll be...

This email includes the second section of Ready, Willing, And Able from Great And Precious Promises For Singers And Musicians.
Everything in this book is intended to help you and those who serve with you release your full potential as God's singer and musician. If you haven't ordered your free copy, just hit reply and send me your street address. We will be mailing books out by the end of August.
Trust And Obey
The Seventy were about to be sent...

GREAT AND PRECIOUS PROMISES
READY WILLING AND ABLE
This email includes the first section from Great And Precious Promises For Singers And Musicians. There are 4 parts to this section. I'm including 2 of them today (Time Well Spent and Count The Cost).
The sub-title of the book is "Discovering God's purpose and releasing your potential as a singer and musician." Just this week, I spent time with a new friend, Bob, in Orlando who told me his...

GREAT AND PRECIOUS PROMISES INTRODUCTION
This is the first of several sections of the new book (Great And Precious Promises For Singers And Musicians) I mentioned in my last devotional email to you. I pray that God will use these words to encourage you as you pursue your purpose as His singer, musician, and worship leader. Please feel free to share this material with those in your choir or worship team.
I am overwhelmed by the response...