"...having purified yourselves for sincere love of the brothers, love one another earnestly from a pure heart...So rid yourselves of all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all slander." - 1 Pet. 1:22; 2:1 Love is more than doing things; it is ridding ourselves of things.

I am releasing a new song soon! Stay tuned!

"Work, for I am with you, declares the Lord of hosts, according to the covenant that I made with you when you came out of Egypt. My Spirit remains in your midst. Fear not." - Haggai 2:4-5 Kingdom work can incur all kinds of fears and stressors. Fear not, He is with His people!

I am squarely in the camp that we should sing the best of the best Christmas hymns. Amen. But most hymns have many versions and verses (some good), and some are poor translations of original languages that are far superior. My point, do your research on Christmas hymns first!

A sneak peak into my new song, based on Psalm 8, coming out in a few days! "When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?" (Ps. 8:3-4)

Who Am I? (Psalm 8) comes out Jan 1st on all streaming platforms! #psalm8 #newworshipsongs #churchsongs #worshipsongs

9 recommendations for Bible reading in 2026. 1. Set a time and make a plan. Your Bible will not crawl into your lap. If you don't plan well, lesser things will crowd out greater things. 2. Read slowly. What's the rush? Being fast is not the goal. 3. Leave time to ponder and

OUT TODAY ON ALL STREAMING PLATFORMS!! THE 2ND SINGLE from ACOUSTIC HYMNS PROJECT: VOL. 2! I hope you'll enjoy this peaceful arrangement! Incredible tones from my old and battered Martin D-35. Hear it here: bit.ly/4q8LF4c #hymns #instrumental #martinguitars #newmusic

The Creator of these made me. He made you. "When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?" - Psalm 8:3-4

Ecclesiastes 5:1 says when you go into the house of God, be ready to hear. The preacher is responsible for what he says. The listener for what he hears. Go to church this morning with a humble and hungry heart, ready to hear the Word.

Thanks to Valley One Records for sharing my song, "Who Am I? (Psalm 8)"! open.spotify.com/playlist/5kxFX…

"Whatever your genetic make-up, singing will improve your general brain power and also enable you to make full use of your listening ability, which in an educational context might mean anything from communication to comprehension to analysis." - Why We Sing, J. Hollander, p. 81.

"Discipling others - doing deliberate spiritual good to help them follow Christ - demonstrates...love for God and others as well as anything." - Mark Dever, Discipling, pg. 17.

"The patient man goes through a great and salutary purgatory when he grieves more over the malice of one who harms him than for his own injury...when he does frequent violence to himself and tries to bring the body into complete subjugation to the spirit." - Thomas à Kempis

The message of the book of Habakkuk is exceedingly relevant in our day - although the righteous may suffer at the hand of the wicked (even though God may ordain such things for a time), the wicked will never-the-less reap judgement against themselves by their own evil actions.

China's persecution of Christians is being noted by the BBC. bbc.com/news/articles/…

This 'pastor' believes that his marriage is not ideal based on his wife's skin colour. Take heart though, it's not 'sinful' - it's simply an extra burden for him.

Beware of both undevotional theology and untheological devotion.

Today, we still seem to frown on opulent creativity and lavish art. We view people who create beautiful paintings, buildings, and songs with suspicion. Certainly, we agree with Judas who said, “This could have been sold for a large amount and the money given to the poor!”