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Have you ever thought about why we sing the word ‘hallelujah’ or why we end a prayer with ‘Amen’? What do these words mean?

In the christian world these words are extremely familiar, but are rarely explained. All of these …

“These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is based on merely human rules they have been taught.” Isaiah 29:13

I was …

Last year my small group listened to a sermon series by Tim Keller called “The Reason For God”. It was one of the clearest, most thought provoking defenses of the existence and love of God that I have ever heard. …

Have you ever considered the fact that your worship of God might effect things in the unseen world?

We know through the scriptures that there is an unseen battle raging in the heavenlies, but have you ever considered that what …

I came across an interesting quote today by Manley Beasley, “‘A glimpse of God will save you. To gaze at Him will sanctify you.” I think too often in the church and in our lives we grow satisfied with mere …

Earlier this week I recorded a new version of the great christmas carol ‘Once in Royal David’s City’. It is based on a children’s poem by Cecil Humphreys, who wrote many well known hymns including ‘All things bright and beautiful’.…

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This is a great little song by Sufjan Stevens about Abraham and the binding of Isaac.

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This morning I was reading C.S. Lewis’s book ‘Reflections on the Psalms’ and I was struck by this quote in the chapter, A Word About Praising. He has been discussing the concept of why we praise God and he …

Thank you to all who participated in the Pentecost Prayer Vigil, May 21-23 – a 38-hour continuous prayer vigil that took place at the fountain chapel in Crossroads. It was a time of profound prayer and deep communion with our …