New songs, creative process, Songwriting seminar notes
The first two Saturday’s of the new year I’ve attended a funeral. Sadly, both times, of someone far too young. I have a collection of songs composed either in response to, or anticipation of, death and loss. I’m gathering these together in a collection called “For Those Who Mourn” (free download). Today’s song [...]
Today’s post features the song “A New Day” and was inspired by a really nice tweet I received yesterday. @robstill Your What Words Can’t Say album is perfect for the start of a new year – it’s a new day! You can get a free download of the song this week on my bandcamp page here. [...]
Today’s free song download is “Faithful” from my first CD “A Friend of John’s”. Hit the play button and listen as you read along. The chorus is based on the idea that God is faithful, even when we are unfaithful: If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot disown himself. 2 [...]
 Practical Theology Of Worship Series The God of time and space is into calendar. He invites us to experience living in His story through the patterns, rhythms and seasons of life. That’s why the Christian calendar can help us grow in our relationship with Him. Observing the calendar gives us opportunities to consider [...]
This weekend marks our 29th wedding anniversary! To commemorate, I’m posting a song I first wrote for my brother-in-laws wedding, “Unity”. I’ve sung this at my parents 50th anniversary and other weddings too. This is just a demo recording, but it gets the idea across. It’s today’s free download. […]
Practical Theology Of Worship Series This video is a very simple explanation and demonstration of “psalming”, singing scripture spontaneously. [tentblogger-vimeo 29859591] The Hebrew word for singing scripture is “Tehillah”. Benefits of Psalming […]
Last night I played at the Jesus Is Lord Concert, It was a multi-racial benefit concert for the American Negro Playwright Theater. The occasion reminded me of this week’s free song I wrote inspired by Martin Luther King Jr, “Never Alone†Never Alone I cry every time I listen to this speech “A Knock At [...]
Today’s song is Say Goodbye To Yesterday. Free download for a limited time. The lyric idea is a mashup of Solomon’s perspective in Ecclesiastes and thoughts from the book “Failing Forward” by John Maxwell [“Failing Forward: Turning Mistakes into Stepping Stones for Success ] […]
This song is an adaptation of the original hymn text by Cleland B. McAfee (1866- 1944) with new music by moi. Cleland wrote the song after the death his two nieces by diphtheria in 1901. [For more inspiring song stories, check out 101 More Hymn Stories: The Inspiring True Stories Behind 101 Favorite Hymns ] [...]
This post is an experiment in real time worship, songwriting and living out loud. Wrote a simple song this morning during my personal worship time. Threw it down on Quicktime Movie. Boom, now it’s up on Youtube and on this blog post. Give Thanks to The Lord [tentblogger-youtube Cj2gD5MV6ks] […]
