This is a simple "call and response" congregational song for the beginning of a worship service, "The Shema." The song puts to music the scripture passage known as the "greatest commandment" of Jesus, Mark 12:29-30, where he quotes the ancient Hebrew call to worship of Deuteronomy 6:4. Hear oh Is-ra-el, The [...]
As I write this it’s Labor Day Weekend, and on the Daily Audio Bible podcast, we started the book of Ecclesiastes. Ecclesiastes is a fantastic passage of scripture to read at this time of year. As the seasons change and we approach the final quarter of the year, it is a good exercise to reflect [...]
I recently was able to share my story and songs on the Nashville Alive TV show. We talk about my background in the jingle biz, how I got into worship, A New Anointing and No Easy Answers. It was a lot of fun! Check it out, I’m the second guest at 12:53 into the show, [...]
So I’ve been following along with this series called “The Journey of Worshipâ€â€ taught by Ray Hughes,at Grace Center in Franklin, TN. You can watch the videos here. And I got his book “107 Things I Forgot To Say The Last Time I Talked About Worship, Creativity and Music” It’s a guided journal exercise to “slow down”, fully experience [...]
Here's a music video for the song "The First Noel" from my JOYFUL: Christmas Praise & Worship project. Love it when a plan comes together! [youtube id="cVNaf18G0TU"]
 I’m delighted to share this Advent song from my  album JOYFUL Read more about the 11 songs and arrangements on the project here. […]
Press the "play" button to listen now. This is the free 5 song sampler version of the full-length 11 song album via Noisetrade. JOYFUL! is a worshipful celebration of Christmas infused with vibrant choruses, energetic jangly guitars, rock orchestra strings, and soaring harmony vocals. Features "wall of sound" hymns of high praise and intimate, spacious [...]
Well it's finally finished and available everywhere, the full length 11 song version of my new album "JOYFUL! Christmas Praise and Worship". Complete Digital Downloads* of the whole project are available on iTunes, CDBaby, and Bandcamp. There's also a limited 5 song "sampler" version on NoiseTrade. BANDCAMP, includes Songbook excerpt JOYFUL! Christmas Praise & Worship [...]
Advent begins November 30. Wow, how time flies! I’m delighted to share songs from my new album JOYFUL  that are appropriate for Advent as well as Christmas. Read more about the 11 songs and arrangements on the project here. […]
I'm thrilled to offer this "sneak preview" of my new Christmas project "Joyful!" for a very limited time. To listen and download click the cover image below... So here's the quick story ... I've been leading worship with these arrangements of traditional Christmas songs for several years, mostly with the youth praise team from back [...]
