Could Practice Be Keeping You From Success?

Being successful at anything requires practice. But sometimes, even with practice, success may seem unattainable. There could be a number of reasons, but the one we can most easily control is how, what, and how often we practice. I’m sure you’ve heard it...

It is regretted that the niceties of modern singing frighten our congregations from joining lustily in the hymns. For our part we delight in full bursts of praise, and had rather discover ruggedness of a want of musical training than miss the heartiness of universal congregational song. The gentility which lisps the tune in well-bred whispers, or leaves the singing altogether to the choir, is very likely a mockery of worship.

Charles Spurgeon / 1834-1892 (via Wayne Berry)

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How Much Does Excellence Cost?

I found a great article on Swerve. It made me think a little bit about how we often understand “excellence” and “effectiveness” as a destination or product rather than a byproduct of how we’re doing what we do and how we measure ourselves...

Church Music Rocks!

I don’t normally do this but I’m going to plug an album today. If you haven’t already checked out the David Crowder Band’s newest project – Church Music, you really need to give it a listen. While it may not be your musical cup of tea (so...

In Honor of the Rain

Image by Daniel*1977 via Flickr It was raining this afternoon in Nashville. I popped out a question on Twitter, Facebook and around work because it seemed like the thing to do. I received some amazing responses, so I thought I’d post them here. Props are given...