Rose, my lovely and talented wife, lamented to me a couple years ago that she wishes she could write songs. I said, “How do you know that you can’t write if you’ve never tried?”. So she wrote a song and she’s been writing great tunes since. Most of which have been sung at Mars Hill. I have the distinct privilege of hearing these songs come together around the house as Rose labors at the piano. That’s phase 1. Then we get to arrange the song in phase 2 as a band in Sons of Thunder. Rose brings the “skeleton” of the song (i.e. the melody and chord changes) and our wildly talented band mates help us put skin on the song by adding their respective guitar, bass and keys parts.
Here’s Rose’s thoughts on the writing of Psalm 8. (Read Psalm 8 here) –Pastor Matt
Piper does an amazing job looking at this Psalm in its entirety, and I would highly suggest you check it out. But the part that really stuck out and convicted me to write this song is how Jesus uses the very weakest of things to declare his praise and silence his enemies. (more…)
Today we begin a new weekly feature a long time in the making. Beginning today, and continuing each Sunday indefinitely, we are launching an extended series on the Psalms. The Psalms are unique in that they express the whole of the human experience and do it all to the glory of God. (more…)
It’s been 4 weeks that I’ve been stewing on this Psalm and I’ve found it difficult to comprehend which seems odd, because on the surface it’s rather simple. There are a few main questions that have risen to the surface for me. What exactly is “majesty”? Do I have an adequate understanding of God’s majesty? And is the middle portion of the song referring to mankind in general or Jesus specifically?
Majesty In Babies
David was obviously overcome by God’s majesty. That’s the theme of the Psalm. He opens and closes in 9 short verses with an exclamation,
“O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!”(more…)
Earlier this year I got a chance to spend the day with Bob Kauflin who directs the worship ministry across the Sovereign Grace network of churches. The entire interview was posted on Resurgence earlier this year but we broke it up into smaller pieces and are posting a chunk a day for the next week. Bob has had a big impact on my life and he will on yours as well.
Earlier this year I got a chance to spend the day with Bob Kauflin who directs the worship ministry across the Sovereign Grace network of churches. The entire interview was posted on Resurgence earlier this year but we broke it up into smaller pieces and are posting a chunk a day for the next week. Bob has had a big impact on my life and he will on yours as well.
Earlier this year I got a chance to spend the day with Bob Kauflin who directs the worship ministry across the Sovereign Grace network of churches. The entire interview was posted on Resurgence earlier this year but we broke it up into smaller pieces and are posting a chunk a day for the next week. Bob has had a big impact on my life and he will on yours as well.
Earlier this year I got a chance to spend the day with Bob Kauflin who directs the worship ministry across the Sovereign Grace network of churches. The entire interview was posted on Resurgence earlier this year but we broke it up into smaller pieces and are posting a chunk a day for the next week. Bob has had a big impact on my life and he will on yours as well.
Earlier this year I got a chance to spend the day with Bob Kauflin who directs the worship ministry across the Sovereign Grace network of churches. The entire interview was posted on Resurgence earlier this year but we broke it up into smaller pieces and are posting a chunk a day for the next week. Bob has had a big impact on my life and he will on yours as well.
Earlier this year I got a chance to spend the day with Bob Kauflin who directs the worship ministry across the Sovereign Grace network of churches. The entire interview was posted on Resurgence earlier this year but we broke it up into smaller pieces and are posting a chunk a day for the next week. Bob has had a big impact on my life and he will on yours as well.
Earlier this year I got a chance to spend the day with Bob Kauflin who directs the worship ministry across the Sovereign Grace network of churches. The entire interview was posted on Resurgence earlier this year but we broke it up into smaller pieces and are posting a chunk a day for the next week. Bob has had a big impact on my life and he will on yours as well.
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