“Story Behind the Song” Sunday Bible Verse: “The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever.” Isaiah 40:8 Scripture Reading: Psalm 90:10-14 Despite a …
How To Share the Lord’s Supper As a Family
You may think that only “professionals” can lead a communion service, but the Bible does not teach this idea. In 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, the apostle Paul teaches us that Jesus …
Surfing for God with Michael Cusick
In a world where there are 68 million searches for pornography every day, and where over 70 percent of Christian men report viewing porn in the last year, it’s no …
What Easter Means for Us the Other 364 Days of the Year
Though Christmas is very important and enormously popular, Easter—and the days leading up to it—is the most significant event in the Christian’s calendar. We may not even realize how much …
Work as a Form of Worship
Setting An Example of Excellence How we work is a testimony to our relationship with God. A good employer/employee is a good witness for Christ. Our conduct in the workplace …
Music To My Ears
What Draws You Closer to Christ? Is the music I listen to drawing me closer to Christ or pushing me further away? Music has the incredible ability to encourage us, inspire us and …
Hip-Hop’s Trip Lee Opens Up On Faith, Fatigue, and Finding Purpose
Life Beyond the Highlight Reel On the surface, Trip Lee has it all together. The acclaimed hip-hop artist has five hit albums under his belt, including two that have debuted …
Can We Criticize Christian Music?
The Challenges of Critiquing Subjective Experiences I think most Christians can agree, it’s a love/hate relationship with Christian music. Some may remember the CD burning parties in the mid-90s. Spurred …
Where Does That Song Take You?
Understanding the Non-Neutrality of Music Way back when rap music was beginning to garner more mainstream appeal and radio play, I was a really, really white guy. Okay, I’m still …
Joyful Noises
Little Else Can Bring our Bodies to Life I do not have one musical bone in my body—just ask my kids. However, I do love music. Today’s culture reflects a …