I’ve got this week off.  Bar a few distractions, I’m getting to work on some of my own music.  I’ve recently upgraded to a new computer and all new software.  So there’s a bit of a learning curve, but I’m getting some stuff done!  Hope I can share it with you soon.  I hope to release a full album (cd, download, whatever, …) in the fall.

Sometimes, it’s fun just to play with a smaller band.  This week we did the “Ben Folds” line up (piano, bass, drums).  It was great fun (all though my hands hands hurt from pounding the piano a little to much).  At least my fingers didn’t bleed (like Ben!).

We kicked off the worship time with Luke singing “Taken By Love”, recorded by Kuttless.  We continued with “Stand” (Hillsong), “Let It Rise” (old school version!),  Almighty God ( Joel Engle), Holy, Holy, Holy, and Desperation Band’s “Rescue”.  (more…)

We began our worship time with a great video that creatively expressed the words from Psalm 51: ” Have mercy on me, O God,  according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.”  We continued with singing songs that further expressed that theme:  “Jesus Paid It All”,  “I Stand Amazed”, “No Not One” (Brandon Heath), “All Because of Jesus” (Fee) and “In Christ Alone” (one of my all time favorites).  (more…)

We continue our series on “Balance”.  Musically, we’re beginning with Roark Jones and Carol West singing the Brandon Heath song “No Not One”.  This song focuses on the theme that “there is no greater love or sacrifice than God giving His son for us (can I hear an amen?).   (more…)

On Sunday, May 2nd , we kicked off a new series entitled:  “Balance”.  I know this teaching series will having something for all of us as we attempt to keep our lives “centered” in Christ.

Musically, our worship was focused on just that: “Oh Christ, be the center of our lives” (lyrics from the song “Center”). (more…)