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Worship is “I Play Basketball”

I thought I knew what worship was. In high school I had made it my hobby, my passion, my obsession. And at my “I know everything” age, which happened to be 18, I felt that I had it nailed: at least one acoustic guitar, four chords, and a group of people. But over the past [...]

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Responsive Readings Part 2 [Let the Amen!]

Responsive Readings Part 2 [Let the Amen!]

The other day ago I wrote about a Sunday at Fifty6 where a responsive reading created a cadence for our community to hold together.  And last Sunday we did it again.  The “weight of repetition” once again created a unique and sacred space where the words and prayers on our lips gathered together in one [...]

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Responsive Readings: Part 1 [The Weight of Repetition]

A few weeks ago I was leading Whatever You Do, the worship segment at Fifty6.  This week I was leading a band (we don’t always sing) as we found God in the words we sang and the words we heard others sing.  Because I am convinced that just singing is never enough, I also included [...]

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