Articles for Worship & Creative

Why You Can’t Seem to Manage Your Time

Time management. Of all the people I know who ever focus on this concept, only a small handful are confident that they’re doing it well. Most of us feel out of control.

Worshiping With a Broken Heart

God is the only Physician who can fully heal a broken heart, and he has never failed in his ability to heal. Sarai, David and Hosea all suffered broken hearts for different reasons—a barren womb, a shameful trail of sin, unrequited love—and God healed them all. #brokenheart #worship

The Beauty of Liturgy

Liturgy creates order and flow in an ever-changing world. How many times have we been guilty of rushing through something, or throwing out orderliness because we’re hurrying toward the next thing on our schedule?

The Real Christmas Carol

Most people have seen one or more versions of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Hands down, it is among my favorite Christmas tales: the story of Ebenezer Scrooge having his conscience reawakened through the apparition of his former partner and the ghosts of Christmases past, present and future.

The Truth About Passionate Worship

Are you creating space for God to nurture robust worship in your heart?

Sample Worship Plan for Christmas/Advent

This order of service can help your church focus on Jesus this season.

Brandon Cox: On Gratitude

"I like really like that we take a moment to articulate our gratitude. As I reflect on God’s blessings on my life in the current season, I feel an incredible sense of gratitude." ~ Brandon Cox

The Daily Examen – Why Old Things Matter

Sometimes “old” is the new “new.” The spiritual practice of the Daily Examen, a pattern of prayer that was formed (I believe by the Holy Spirit) in the heart of Ignatius of Loyola in the early 1500s, is like that for me.