joy

Praise & Worship: Don’t stop dancing and dreaming!

I just want to share this song. I was released last year, but I feel like so much of it was written for now. “Joy still comes in the morningHope still walks with the hurtingIf you’re still alive and breathing,  Praise the Lord!Don’t stop dancing and dreaming,There’s still good news worth repeating,So lift your head and …

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Can I sing for joy when the victory isn’t here yet?

I’ve been pretty quiet these last few months for various reasons. One repeating theme, however, is that every time I play and sing “Shout to the Lord,” the Lord speaks to me…. challenging me… questioning me. He asked me what “the promise I have in You” really is.  The Bible is full of promises… but what one promise …

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The lie of the American Dream…

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness..” That’s from our Declaration of Independence, which we’re about to celebrate.  Those three things – life, liberty, and the pursuit …

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Where joy comes…

For You have been my helpAnd in the shadow of Your wings I sing for joy.  That’s Psalm 63:7 — one of my favorite Psalms — and this little verse points to one perspective-changing truth. Whether or not we have joy is dependent upon my proximity to God, relationship with God, and reliance upon God. …

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