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Glo Digital Bible is sweet!

May 7, 2011 in Random with 1 Comment

I’ve long been interested in the various options of computer based bible and bible study software. These softwares started out as digitized resources of the many books and translations that I learned about using growing up and especially in Bible college. Companies like Parsons (Quickverse), NavPress (WordSearch), Logos, and others made cross-referencing and searching incredibly easy. It made it possible to have access to resources that may not be affordable to buy in individual book form. Other options for accessing the Bible on your mobile device include PocketBible from Laridian and YouVersion.com. Any many more.

Then, companies starting coming out with “enhanced” bible software by adding in pics, maps, timelines, video and other interactive stuff. For a visual learner, that was really cool. I always liked the context the pictures and maps brought to the stories in my Bible growing up.

Recently, there is a new entry into the field.  Continue Reading…

The Languages of Worship: Prayer and Scripture (Essentials Red)

March 4, 2009 in Worship with 0 Comments

For: The Institute of Contemporary and Emerging Worship Studies, St. Stephen’s University, Essentials Red Online Worship History Course with Dan Wilt

We’ve developed this church perspective that worship = music. While music and singing are a huge part of worship expression, worship is far more than music. It’s something that I am discovering both in the Bible and in looking at the history of worship expression in churches across time. Two of those expressions that we should revisit are those of prayer and scripture.

The worship languages of prayer and Scripture have always been important to me, and I have been privileged to be a part of churches that have valued those things, even if maybe not to the point of the Church of the past. These languages played a huge role in the life of the early church, both corporately and individually. For them, life drove prayer. Continue Reading…

The Languages of Worship: Time and Space (Essentials Red)

February 24, 2009 in Worship with 2 Comments

For: The Institute of Contemporary and Emerging Worship Studies, St. Stephen’s University, Essentials Red Online Worship History Course with Dan Wilt

I’ve been thinking (and learning) about the value of remembering lately. God repeatedly told the Israelites to remember what He had done for them, and they repeatedly forgot and got into trouble. I have found myself making fun of the Israelites and wondering what their problem was, only to realize that we do the same thing. It just looks a little different.

Dan Wilt has said that “one of the greatest evidences that we are a fallen race is our tendency to forget.” I know that’s true in my own life, and in the life of the people I minister with and to each week. That’s why as a worship/creative person, I at times what to have people do something physical or take something home to engage with and remember a concept. How many of us have rocks and cloth and little crosses from past spiritual experiences? Continue Reading…