The Cape Town 2010 Closing Ceremony opens with remarks from Michael Cassidy followed by the songs How Great is Our God, All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name and Lord Have Mercy / Christ Have Mercy. (1 of 7 –Read more…
Is “worship” a separate idea from “evangelization”?
“But I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to myself.” (John 12:32) Give me the latitude to take this scripture a little out of context … it was spoken by Jesus to indicate “theRead more…
“Story” (The Sout Project) : an ancient hymn revisited
Yours is my story, O lord of my heart Yours is the journey, of which I am part Yours is my dream, by day and by night Waking or sleeping your presence my light The trappings of affluence, famesRead more…
If you could choose the worship music for the congress, what would you choose?
Jo-Ann Richards started a discussion in the Lausanne Facebook Community about the music people might choose for the congress. Take a minute to read some of the comments: Larry Stucky Hopefully other art forms from around the world will emerge duringRead more…
To Be an Earth-Keeper is to Be My Brother’s Keeper: Care of Creation.
(Adding my voice to those of Scott Sabin, Las Newman, Ken Gnanakan, Rod Green and others…) I am someone who values a sense of wonder. There is an immediacy and simplicity to wonder that points me to my Creator andRead more…
“Dividing asunder of soul and spirit” – Is it happening?
One of the greatest statements regarding the Word of God is found in Hebrews 4:12. “The word of God is living and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit,Read more…
The Children’s Church
It was a typical Sunday morning. I was greeting members of our church family as they were leaving the worship service. On any given Sunday, as I spoke with departing worshippers, it was not unusual for someone to expressRead more…
iworship and italker streamed to iphones
Here is a discussion starter can we develop and intigrate church community on the internet? Answers below please?
Christocentric Satsang: TriEak Parmeshwar Vandan
In our Nepali and Hindi Christocentric Satsangs, the following mantra is always used at the beginning of the service. Ringing the bell and then beginning this Trinitarian chant provides a great and solemn call to worship. It is called a “vandan”, thatRead more…
When my son danced in Africa
When my son Aidan was twelve years old, he had a dream. He wanted to help provide water for a village on the other side of the world. Through a series of amazing events, he helped raise money for aRead more…