Tag Archives: singing with the saints

All Speaking at the Same Time

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Pete

Last night I was in a room meeting with about 90 other people. And, at one point, they were all speaking at the same time! Speaking loudly at the same time. And it was wonderful. One of the perks I … Continue reading →

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Singing is Serving

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Pete

I know this morning’s observation isn’t a first-time observation. So, I look back in my journal and see that 2008 appears to have been when it first struck me. And since then, it has stuck with me. I journaled on … Continue reading →

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Sing and Shout!

Posted on December 18, 2024 by Pete

Through the prophet, the LORD spoke of a day. A day when enemies would be dealt with. A day when foreigners would become family. A day when, within the family, pride would be purged (Zephaniah 3:8-11). Thus, in that day, … Continue reading →

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He Is Our Song (2013 Remix)

Posted on May 19, 2023 by Pete

Not much wiggle room this morning. The songwriter doesn’t really provide a pass for anyone of the household of faith. Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;His faithful love endures forever.Let Israel say,“His faithful love endures forever.”Let the … Continue reading →

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Worship Work

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Pete

So, who is serving who in a “church service?” Is God serving His people when they gather, or are His people to be serving God when they gather? Certainly, in our consumerist culture we are most naturally wired to thinking … Continue reading →

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The Joy Was Heard

Posted on August 19, 2021 by Pete

Back from a week of visiting family. Back, Lord willing, into my morning routine. Finished off Nehemiah this morning. Always mixed emotions as I read these last chapters. Not really sure how I should read Nehemiah’s nationally enforced obedience in … Continue reading →

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Singing in a Foreign Land

Posted on July 7, 2021 by Pete

It’s a pretty moving psalm, but in some ways, it’s also not all that relatable. Hovering over Psalm 137 this morning. A psalm remembering a time when the psalmist remembered a time. A post-exilic songwriter thinking back to the days … Continue reading →

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The Company of the Upright

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Pete

“Don’t it always seem to go . . . that you don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone.” Those words from Joni Mitchell’s 70’s song comes to mind as I hover over the opening verse of Psalm 111. The … Continue reading →

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Always a Song to Sing

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Pete

He wanted to sing again. He wanted songs of praise to flow freely and words of worship to be offered up once more before his God. But no matter how hard the songwriter tried, he couldn’t. ‘Cause life was really, … Continue reading →

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He Is Our Song!

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Pete

I’ve said it before, I don’t get songless saints. Not judging. Just can’t relate to believers who aren’t compelled to sing. Maybe it’s because part of my salvation story involved thinking I was going to a lose my song when … Continue reading →

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