This song has blessed people for hundreds of years. Please give it a sing-along listen and then come back for a chat on why this song is still able to help people grab a fresh perspective today. Survey The word Continue Reading →
“Sweet Jesus” ?!? To me that sounded too familiar, maybe even irreverent. Are we talking about the Lion of Judah? The one “dressed in a robe dipped in blood” whose name is “the Word of God” — the “Son of Continue Reading →
If it weren’t for Dean Ellenwood’s example to me of how to be a son of God, song writer and performer, I’d have lots more parts missing in all three of those areas. “It’s Gotta Be God” is one of Continue Reading →
This is a good song when you want to quiet down and —- just — be — thankful. Please give it a listen, then let’s chat about blessing. Quiet blessing For many of us, the reason we believe the Bible Continue Reading →
This well-known hymn is a call to all to spread the news — JESUS SAVES! Please give it a sing-along listen, then come back and we will drink in joy together, thinking about what “Jesus saves” means. We’ll also look Continue Reading →
A simple, happy song that’s fun to share with others and fun to accompany is one of my favorite things about music. This is that kind of song. Please give “Old Farmer John” a sing-along listen, and come back for Continue Reading →
“Love Lifted Me” is a wonderful old hymn that can remind us of Peter’s water walk (and rescue) and also our own salvation. Peter got saved from sinking in roiling waves on that day, and was given a great lesson Continue Reading →
It was the first day of Kindergarten. My youngest daughter, not quite 5, paused by the front door to summon the courage for her first school bus ride into the unknown. What did she do? She sang THIS song. It Continue Reading →
Here is a fun break-the-ice / call-and-response song you’ll love to have in your songleading tool kit. It uses “me first, you second” imitation to get the group into the song instantly. The song is like clean blue jeans — Continue Reading →
Any written version I’ve ever seen of this song is one that at some point I jotted down from memory many years ago. I believe this is one of a number of songs by a wonderfully talented singer-songwriter-saint, Hope Harmon. Continue Reading →