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Lessons from the Song of Moses (Part 4): “Unforgotten in our children”

In Deuteronomy 31- 32 we read about the final days of Moses’ life and how God would have him pass his leadership but also how he would deliver a parting revelation to the people of Israel. It’s all too popular for Christian songwriters to explain every song with the phrase “God gave me this song“, [...]

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Lessons from the Song of Moses (Part 3): “Inclination to idolatry”

In Deuteronomy 31- 32 we read about the final days of Moses’ life and how God would have him pass his leadership but also how he would deliver a parting revelation to the people of Israel. It’s all too popular for Christian songwriters to explain every song with the phrase “God gave me this song“, [...]

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Lessons from the Song of Moses (Part 2): “Confrontative Worship”

In Deuteronomy 31- 32 we read about the final days of Moses’ life and how God would have him pass his leadership but also how he would deliver a parting revelation to the people of Israel. It’s all too popular for Christian songwriters to explain every song with the phrase “God gave me this song“, [...]

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Lessons from the Song of Moses (Part 1): “Revelation & Response”

In Deuteronomy 31- 32 we read about the final days of Moses’ life and how God would have him pass his leadership but also how he would deliver a parting revelation to the people of Israel. It’s all too popular for Christian songwriters to explain every song with the phrase “God gave me this song“, [...]

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Song release: “Live or No Longer Live” by Kyle Campos (Live)

This song has been a long, adventurous process. I didn’t write it as a corporate worship song, it actually came together after some wrestling I was doing with God over Lordship of my life. I spoke in a recent Sunday Set List at length about the background of the song but essentially dealt with me [...]

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John Mark McMillan discusses David Crowder and “Sloppy Wet Kiss”

Now that David Crowder covered “How He Loves” pretty much everyone in the Christian music scene knows the song, which is great because it’s an incredible song that needs to be heard and sung. Fewer are probably aware that John Mark McMillan wrote the song (not Kim Walker) and that David Crowder changed a lyric [...]

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Matt Redman: “Too much romantic imagery” in worship

One thing I love about Matt Redman is his passion for truth, for the gospel and for worship to be Christ centered. In this brief interview clip Matt discusses the over use of romantic imagery in worship songs and how that may negatively impact men in our church. I believe that to be true and [...]

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John Mark McMillan interview Parts 3 and 4

In late April John Mark McMillan did a concert at our church and he was nice enough to sit down for a video interview with us. I’ve previously posted part 1 and part 2 of that interview and now, finally, here are the remaining 2 parts. In part 3 we discuss deeply theological issues like, [...]

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