Journal
Exhortations, meditations, and encouragement from and for Cities Church
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Remember God’s Love
After sharing some of the discouragement and difficulty with a friend, he looked at me and asked...
Nor Could the Scroll Contain the Whole
When the time is taken to fix our eyes on Jesus, we are able to gain perspective on the love we receive or fail to receive from others.
Why We Sing Loud on Sundays
In this mercifully short post, Keith Getty, one of my favorite song-writers and worship leaders, gives us five reasons to sing loudly as the gathered church.
When You Don’t Feel Forgiven
The grace-filled reality of God being faithful and just to forgive our sins.
Grace That Never Lets Go
The grace that Jesus purchased for me on the cross is more outrageously good than I can begin to figure out.
Four Steps Toward Extra-Mile Hospitality
My friend and a fellow worship leader, Ryan Shelton, has some very practical helps to offer us in his article, “The Church Is Not Your Frat House.”
Three Ways to Prepare for Sunday Mornings
Nick Aufenkamp offers three ways that we can battle the slothfulness of our souls on Sunday morning.
Remember the Work Is Done
In this world, we go to bed with things unfinished or with checklists that are completed only to be drawn up again the next day. But cascading over it all is that the most important, hardest work in this life is finished.
Let the Little Children Sing Along
This week I mentioned again that the first song we will be singing together in corporate worship will be one that is intentionally geared for kids. The hope is that the lyrics and melody are simple enough for children to easily learn them and sing along...