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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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Sep 23 min read

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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Aug 282 min read

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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Apr 221 min read

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 171 min read

Rhyme Scheme Songwriting Exercise

A E I want to set up these rusty rocks A B C#m A pillar to catch my eye A...

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Apr 152 min read

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 102 min read

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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Mar 201 min read

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 202 min read

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 121 min read

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 82 min read

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 31 min read

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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Reflection on Conversation with Danny Lopez and Garrett Tyler

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Feb 262 min read

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 21 min read

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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May 16, 20222 min read

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 9, 20223 min read

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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Apr 27, 20223 min read

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 20, 20222 min read

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 4, 20222 min read

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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Mar 4, 20222 min read

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 2, 20222 min read

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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