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Heart of Worship. Heart in Love
Hey, I'm Josiah! I'm in love with Jesus and want to worship him for all eternity - Forevermore.
Ephesians 5:18-21
"Be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, giving thanks always for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ."
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A Primer on Christian Worship: Worship and Theology
We are beginning our readings of A Primer on Christian Worship  by William A. Dyrness for our Theology of Worship course. The...
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Sep 2, 20243 min read
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Thoughts on: "Discipleship in the Present Tense"
The first reading for this course, Theology of Worship, did not disappoint. We read a portion of Discipleship in the Present Tense by...
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Aug 28, 20242 min read
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Songwriting Exercise with Rhyme and Motion
Exercise 40 Give me eyes to see a harvest that’s ripe (a, 4) More than just their needs (b, 3) To burn, to break, to love the way you do...
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Apr 22, 20241 min read
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Rhyme Scheme Songwriting Exercise
A Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â E I want to set up these rusty rocks AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â BÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â C#m A pillar to catch my eye A...
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Apr 17, 20241 min read
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Unexpected Duo: Mac Powell and Keith Ogorek
Last week was full of guests. On Wednesday we had Jordan Rife, a local worship pastor, and Friday we had Mac Powell and Keith Ogorek. Mac...
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Apr 15, 20242 min read
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Jordan Rife: Pure Heart, Intentional Culture
We had another visitor in class today, and it was a surprisingly refreshing conversation. Jordan Rife, Worship Pastor at College Wesleyan...
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Apr 10, 20242 min read
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Perspective Songwriting Exercise
First Person I’ve always wanted to go up there Where the mist wraps around me I become part of the mountains And I join the busy crowds,...
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Mar 20, 20241 min read
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Reflection on Joe and Zach’s Visit
We had more guests come into class today, local worship leaders, Joe and Zach, from Urban Light church in Muncie, IN. They came and spoke...
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Mar 20, 20242 min read
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Refrain Songwriting Exercise
For class, we were challenged to write a song based on a refrain found in Scripture. I used the refrain, “My yoke is easy and my burden...
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Mar 12, 20241 min read
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Reflection on Time with Audrey!
This week we were blessed by learning from a local worship leader and songwriter. Audrey Felger is on staff with Pierce Church in Upland...
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Mar 8, 20242 min read
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Rhyme Chart: Key of Beach Sunrise
Verse: The sacrifice of the morning To see the soft sky is a cost You waken to see the ocean golden The hew of the new at last Chorus:...
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Mar 3, 20241 min read
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Reflection on Conversation with Danny Lopez and Garrett Tyler
Last Friday we had the privilege of having members of For King and Country speak to us and answer our questions in our Musical Leadership...
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Feb 26, 20242 min read
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Accessing Worship Songs
I recently did an exercise that Constance Cherry presents in her book, The Worship Architect, that runs worship songs through a filter of...
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Feb 2, 20241 min read
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Alaska Native New Life Church
It has been a while since I visited this church, but it was so touching it's better late than never to write about the service. During...
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May 16, 20222 min read
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My First time to a Lutheran Church
Last Sunday I went to my first Lutheran Church service. I attended St. John's Lutheran Church in Rochester, IN. They have two services...
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May 9, 20223 min read
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Visit to my first Catholic Mass
Last Sunday morning I attended my first Catholic Mass. I have grown up going to a Evangelical, non-denominational church but within a...
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Apr 27, 20223 min read
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Worship to Worldview
How much of our worldview is shaped by our worship? Or, how much of our worship is shaped by our worldview? Either way, one influences...
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Apr 20, 20222 min read
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Response to The Art of Curating Worship
I just recently finished reading The Art of Curating Worship by Mark Pierson for a class. In his book, Pierson gives his advice, beliefs,...
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Apr 4, 20222 min read
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Worship in the Reformation
Most of us are familiar with the Reformation, have heard of Luther's 95 theses, the Popes and Henry VIII, and understand that the...
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Mar 4, 20222 min read
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Why Lent?
Today is Ash Wednesday. Because of this, we had to read an explanation of what today means in relation to the season it begins in the...
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Mar 2, 20222 min read
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