Embouchure, what is it? If you played a woodwind instrument in middle or high school, or even now, you know what it is. If you play or played guitar, you know what it is. I can hear some guitar players right now, ‘I don’t know what that is.’ Give me a minute, you will. I played alto saxophone, my junior
Have you ever been at a large gathering, typically Sunday morning church service, and the entire congregation is reading scripture or repeating a prayer? I think most people are subconsciously listening to their own voice, thinking ‘I don’t like my voice’. I don’t like to hear my voice either. It doesn’t seem to blend in with everyone else’s. Maybe that’s
Many times in the Christian community, when we pray for someone who is not present in the church service, we stand in the gap in prayer for that person. In proxy. But what about the people who do not have anyone to pray for them, to stand in the gap for them? There are many people around the world who
What is the first thing you think about when you hear that phrase, that sentence, ‘coming out’? Here in America, when someone makes the decision to come out, they are telling their family, friends, and the world; that they have made the decision to live their lifestyle out loud. They are no longer willing to hide and pretend. They have
Many of us have heard of, if not seen, the movie ‘God is not dead’. It was a great reminder of the fact that God is indeed alive and well, and living…in the universe and in the hearts of his followers. But sometimes I wonder how many of us realize God is not stupid. You see, I believe many of
I never thought I would hear those words during my life time: convert or die! The stories coming out of Iraq right now are fluid, but they are not changing much. People–Christians and other ethnic minorities are being chased out of Iraq simply because they do not maintain the same beliefs as the militants that are chasing them. Some of