Archive for April, 2008
Doing hard things for God
Monday, April 21st, 2008If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Last week my husband hit the quarter of a century mark. Though I still have a few more months before bidding farewell to my early 20s, all this talk of being half way to 50 has inspired some reflection […]
Human Suffering: How Can a Compassionate God Allow It?
Saturday, April 12th, 2008This is in response to EJ’s comment on the April 9 post. There is no short, easy, exhaustive response to this question, and by no means do I claim to fully understand this. But I’d like to share some ideas I’ve encountered while trying to understand this issue.
1. God’s original design for life, for creation, […]
Inclusion of “My Jesus” on American Idol
Friday, April 11th, 2008So it appears that something influenced someone at AI to use the original lyrics of “My Jesus” in the song “Shout to the Lord” on last night’s show. All I’ll say about that is I’m glad they got it right this time. The conclusion I believe I’m coming to concerning my personal take on all […]
Possible Perspective of Darlene Zschech
Thursday, April 10th, 2008Many of you who have been commenting on the last post about AI may find this perspective interesting. It’s includes an excerpt from an interview with Darlene Zschech, author of “Shout to the Lord.”
“Shout to the Lord” on Tonight’s “American Idol”
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008Word on the Web is tonight’s “American Idol,” the special “Idol Gives Back” episode, will conclude with the worship song “Shout to the Lord” by Hillsong/Integrity’s Darlene Zschech. According to a few bloggers who claimed to have attended the show and a press release, the show was recorded Sunday at Los Angeles’ Kodak Theatre.
So I’m […]
Loud Music Suit Filed Against Church
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008I’ve been a part of half a dozen or more worship teams, and more than once noise control has been a problem. But check out this story about one church whose noise complaints came from beyond just those from within the building all the way to the neighbor inside his home across the street. […]
