Monthly Archives: April 2010

Are Our Expectations of Preachers Too High?

Be vulnerable and honest and personal, but not too personal because this isn’t a therapy session and we need lots of Bible but not too much because it has to relate to what’s happening in our lives and in the world today but it can’t be political and it has to be challenging and deep [...]

10 Worship Songs You Should Hear

1. Our God by Chris Tomlin | iTunes 2. The Stand by Hillsong United | iTunes 3. How He Loves by David Crowder Band | iTunes 4. Stronger by Hillsong United | iTunes 5. Glory to God Forever by Vicky Beeching | iTunes 6. Revelation Song by Kari Jobe | iTunes 7. Beautiful Things by Gungor | iTunes 8. You Alone [...]

FCWC Video and Statistics

Here is the link for the Flower City Work Camp Video I created telling of our amazing week: Here are some of facts / statistics from this years Flower City Work Camp: – Over 65 churches from all different denominations – Over 650 students from across Rochester city gave up their Spring Break to serve [...]

Flower City Work Camp: What is it?

Do you remember what you used to do for Spring Break in middle school and high school? I know the answer for most of us is not that we gave up our whole break to go help people in need.  But that is exactly what is happening all throughout Rochester, New York this week! Over [...]

Sufjan Stevens

Sufjan Stevens (pronounced sue-f-yahn) is one of the founders of postmodern indie-music.  Sufjan is a Christian, but does not get bound by the chains of CCM.  Sufjan is an artist and his work is the very sound that paved the way for many independent artists pursuing music today.  His style is unique and leaves many [...]

Where to Find Worship Backing Tracks

If you are wondering where to go for backing tracks for singing worship, the best resource I have found is Lifeway Worship (click the link to be directed there).  They have the songs in multiple keys, songs with or without backing tracks, and all the popular worship music in the world.  It is a little [...]

Resurrection Video by Rob Bell

“At the heart of the historical Jesus story is the provocative, compelling, subversive, beautiful insistence that nothing can ever be the same again, not after resurrection.” This is different. I like it. WDYT?