Welcome...

I've thought it a cool, hipster thing to have your own blog but up until now I've had no good motivating reason to sit in front of a blank screen and put my thoughts down without it turning into a "Dear Diary" moment.  Then I realized that I actually do have something to contribute to the worship conversations that have been going on for thousands of years.
On a weekly basis I construct liturgies for my church's Sunday gathering.  These liturgies include song-singing, prayers, confessions, scripture readings and pastoral insights all derived from the scripture passage that my pastor preaches from when he gives his sermon.  The goal is to create a time in which we as God's people once again enter the grand story of the Gospel so that it might change us into the likeness of His Son.  The flow of these liturgies will always follow the story of redemption: creation, fall, redemption and restoration.
What I hope to provide for you in this blog is a chance to prepare yourself for the Sunday gathering (whether you go to my church or not) by finding yourself drawn into the revelation of this glorious story.  My plan is to post the liturgy prior to the Sunday gathering so that you can pray though and meditate on the passages, see how they are weaved in such a way as to show us more of Christ as we see his gospel revealed in a fresh way.  You will also have the opportunity to familiarize yourself with the songs we are singing (and if you have recordings of them, sing them as you pray).  So read through each week's post in preparation for Sunday and you just may discover that Sunday Sabbath is invading the rest of the week.
My hope and prayer is that you will see the glory of Jesus by singing, praying and meditating on his beautiful words.

Grace and Peace,
Jim