Unexpected God, 
your advent alarms us. 
Wake us from drowsy worship, 
from the sleep that neglects love, 
and the sedative of misdirected frenzy. 
Awaken us now to your coming, 
and bend our angers into your peace. Amen.
[Revised Common Lectionary]

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maker moment :: sunset

Watched the sun slip away earlier this evening...

bloom

my prayer

I've prayed this before, and do so again today.
For dear friends and their family, in this time of distress.
May the Lord keep you all.

peace.

it does not mean to be in a place
where there is no noise, trouble
or hard work. it means to be in
the midst of those things and still
be calm in your heart.

Lily & Madeleine

Lily & Madeleine's debut EP, The Weight of the Globe, is out today.

Album of the year?

soak

 

When we soak ourselves in the water of God's Word, we nourish and strengthen our ability to see, hear, respond and obey the promptings of the Holy Spirit.

Bob Mumford, Mysterious Seed

Photo: Trey Ratcliff

beautiful eulogy

From All Sons & Daughters LIVE

2012 IN SOUND

Extremely late this year, but for prosperity's sake, I wanted to get this out there...a few of the sounds that captured my ear, heart and mind in 2013:


David Crowder*Band . Sometimes
A comtemplative worship ballad that builds and builds....perfect.


David Crowder*Band . After All (Holy)
Phew...This is a Top 5 All Time Crowder*Band track for me! Meant to be enjoyed in community. From the album, Give Us Rest, which happens to be the Crowder*Band's final album as all parties have decided it's time to move on to other projects. So there's little question this double-album is also my album of the year -- it is musically rich and varied. Not simply an album, but a worship experience in its truest, more traditional sense.


Future of Forestry . Things That We Should Say
One of my new favorite bands. Hard to pick just one track from their standout Young Man Follow album, but I guess this is it. Vocally delicate and simple from its message to its instrumentation.


Mr Little Jeans . Runaway
Perfect production. Dreamy vocals and instrumentation.


On An On . Ghosts
Droning vocals accompanied by a strangely uplifting score makes for one of the most unique tracks of 2012.

Previously: 11 IN SOUND . twenty-ten in sound . 08 IN SOUND . 2007 In Song . Six for '06