Goodbye to a friend

My dad called me last night and told me a good friend of his, Alan Herring, didn't make it through heart surgery. I felt such a weight on me when I heard it. He was a very kind man, and I'll miss him. My dad took it very hard and he said to me, "all of my friends are dying." I got off the phone and just prayed for him. Sometimes life is just plain hard...

Good service

Well this morning went well. I thought we had some very good "peak" moments in the worship time.
It's hard to gauge the congregation sometimes to know if they are really worshipping or not. As long as we as a team don't throw up any barriers for the worship, like bad notes or flat pitches, then we've done what we're supposed to do. The rest is between God and the individual person in the congregation. I am not saying that the music has to be perfect, because it never really is. I think if your heart is right, and you are giving 100% to the music, then God will take care of the rest...

Great practice

Man we had a really great practice tonight. We rehearsed seven songs for Sunday morning and it flowed real well. I always try to spread the song leading
out as much as possible. There are some very good singers in our team and I feel it is my responsibility to cultivate that. I also think it keeps the services fresh because the people hear many different voices and styles. Well got to go...

Getting started

Hello all. This is my first entry. I want to say a big thanks to Jim Finley for
helping me bring my songs to life. It is great to have a friend who believes in
you and is very focused. His studio website will be up shortly at rocketcitysound.com so visit it when you get a chance.

We are working on song number 11 for my cd, and it's really cool to be seeing light at the end of the tunnel. I thank God for giving me the opportunity to do this and for bringing Jim and my paths together. I think his blogs are funnier than mine though.

Out for now...