Praise As Warfare
Praise is adoration of God for who He is, His person, His character, His names. It is loving God because He is God. The Bible gives more exhortations to praise…
Shouts of Joy In Hard Times (Psalm 30)
God often speaks to me early in the mornings in a word, a phrase, or at most one sentence. One morning my impression was simply “Psalm 30.” These promptings are…
Thanksgiving in Psalm 30
The Psalms reflect so much of life. Often times they are mixture of honest emotions regarding painful circumstances mixed with praise and thanksgiving. I feel some of the purest praise…
What has 2020 taught us?
For many of us this year has felt like one wave after another crashing against us. Most of us are just ready for this chapter of the story to be…
What is Worship, Part Two
Worship is prizing God our Father, Jesus our Savior, and our Holy Spirit. We most truly worship God when we prize Him as the sole object of our heart’s desire.…
What is Worship, Part One
I heard a broadcast of John Piper’s message at Passion in Atlanta. It galvanized my attention to making much of God as a priority, not because he loves us (which he…
Intercessory Worship
Maybe you feel that God promised you something, and it has been too long in coming. Maybe you are feeling desperate and even despairing. Hope deferred makes the heart sick…