Zing! Ooooh- gotcha! hahaha! Oh yeah, haha, you got  me… Have you have worked on a team with a sarcastic person? Sports, school project, job, music group, event planning, etc, etc. I think we all have at one time or another. You have to admit, sometimes it’s really funny. I have some extremely hilarious sarcastic … More Sarcasm: an invisible brick wall?

My wife, Emily, and I have something we’re really intentional about: forgiveness. We’ve all had this experience: You: “Sorry about that, I didn’t mean it, you know.” Them: “Yeah, it’s ok.” You: “Ok.” Wait a second. That’s poor. There was no honesty, no humility, no full forgiveness, no love. We all make mistakes and we … More forgiveness is refreshing

I’ve noticed a socio-cultural imbalance in the arts. Haven’t you? On one hand, our nation/world has an obsession with music…especially in the past 10 years: American Idol is one of the most popular shows to apply for and watch. The ability to download music from iTunes has increased the amount purchased by many times. iPods … More American Idol could have better contestants

We’ve all been there. Sunday morning, Saturday night, Sunday night, Wednesday night, Tuesday at 2:30am…you’re in worship and you’re singing the words. But you’re not singing the words. I have to admit, that there are times when I catch myself leading our church in worship and I realize in the middle of a song that … More are you singing?

I have no idea why my brain does the things it does…but if it had a lid and you looked inside, you might laugh, shake your head or just be frightened by the obsurdity. Yesterday I was rehearsing with one of worship guitarists at my house and we were talking about Christmas music. I was … More the birth of jesus in 2010

I was driving home this evening and I heard someone on the radio briefly say something about moon and it’s reflection of the sun’s rays. It got me thinking…so I wrote a little skit for next week’s chapel service at school. Skit: 2 people (moon and sun) Sun is holding a flashlight in the semi-darkness … More Do you have a lunar perspective?

I am so blessed. Our school is so blessed. A couple years ago I took over our school’s Chapel Youth Praise Team. It can be a lot of work and at first it was. How do I get all of these varying abilities of 5-8th graders to play together? We only have 45 minutes of … More Chapelish Rockingness

Take a second to think about “your thing.” Maybe you haven’t ever thought about what it is, but you know what gets you pumped, excited or passionate. Perhaps it’s sports, music, reading, cars, ministry, teaching or even the videogame Halo! How did it make you feel the first time someone asked you about it? They … More Yes, Yes, tell me!

How many times have those words been uttered by you, your children, your students, someone you know? Practice (for our discussion: music) can become or has become an ugly word for many people…especially kids. It means 20-30 min of sitting at the piano or holding your guitar while the kitchen timer ticks by and you … More Do I have to practice?!?!

I’m reading a book called “Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die” by Chip Heath & Dan Heath (they’re brothers!). They have a number of reasons why certain ideas stick in our heads, but I wanted to focus on one that has been really…stuck to my brain lately. Simplicity Not a dumbed … More can it be that simple?