Worshipping in Spirit and Truth

The Worship Arts Conference held at Campbellsville University this last week was an enjoyment for me. Music was provided by John Mark McMillan, Rachael Hurt, and Charlie Hall. All great worship artists but all sonically different. It's really great to be able to get away for a couple of days and hear some good music and challenging speakers like Shane Claiborne and Steve Ayers. Dr. John Hurtgen and staff did a great job for their 3rd annual conference and I would not hesitate to encourage anyone who has an interest in worship music, art, etc. to attend next year. The quality of the speakers is number one and the music is outstanding...I just wish more people could participate...perhaps the word hasn't gotten out yet.

Worship in church is one of my pet peeves or something like that. Too many churches have such a lack of worship that literally no one truly enters into worship but instead drones through hymns by rote realizing hardly any, if at all, spiritual involvement. No wonder so many churches are declining when their level of worship is such that no one is inspired. How can anyone get excited about bringing others to Jesus when their church is at such a uninspired state. Why not let the God of creativity take over and bring about a new song...seems like I have heard something about singing a new song...yep...Psalms....and perhaps the old wineskins might need to be replaced in order to recieve the new wine that God is prepared to pour out on His church if the people are only willing to recieve...

I got to worship some this week and I am glad of it. The House was Rocked. A joyful noise was made unto the Lord....Why can't we have a little more of this on Sunday Mornings?

Survival

Thank God things are starting to get back to normal. We got power at home late last Saturday but there are still people in the county without. It will be days of work getting the mess cleaned up in our yard as there are still many downed limbs and branches over the whole lot. I won't have to worry about firewood for next winter for sure. My sense of time is all screwed up and I am having a hard time figuring out what day of the week it is...well, that will come around eventually.

They are saying that more bad weather is in the offing as high winds and possible tornadoes are in store for tomorrow. I have had enough of this....maybe we will escape more carnage, at least I am praying so. Kentucky has been hit pretty hard with the ice, we don't need another round of high winds to bring down more trees and limbs. Some areas around here look like tornado damage only more widespread.

Country boys can survive but we don't have to like it. We made it through the last bout and I suppose if we live through the next one we will continue to hang in there. We have a generator now, and enough gas to last for at least 12 hours. Firewood is getting short but I suppose I could find some more if needed. It may come down to living off the land...I have enough ammunition for the short term. Spring is on the way and we can plant a garden. Fish can be caught and dried. Jerky could be made and dried...hides tanned, moccasins sewn up...pemmican...well, I am getting too far out there now....11 days without power is enough for me...any more and I might get really crazy.