TweetThis is a post I wrote up months ago to save for a rainy day. It came to mind because I’ve been thinking a lot about culture lately. I hope it encourages you. Andy Crouch says that the Church has historically taken four negative stances toward culture, and conveniently, they all start with the letter [...]
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A Hillsong United Broadway Musical
TweetLike a lot of churches, we enjoy making funny videos that may or may not illustrate some deep spiritual truth to our congregation. The latest installment from the creative masterminds at New Life Church is probably the best Hillsong United-themed broadway musical there ever was. Ok, maybe not the best ever, but if you know [...]
Introducing: The New Life Church Band
Tweet I am eternally grateful for the amazing musicians God has put at New Life Church. In so many ways, they’re the unsung heroes of our church. It might seem weird to call them the “unsung heroes”, first because “unsung” is a funny word for people who sing, but also because we generally don’t think [...]
We’re All in This Together
TweetTo all my other revolution-minded brothers and sisters (especially the saints at New Life Church), mark your calendards. Next Wendesday, November 4th at 7:30 PM ET, for one night only, Hillsong United is showing their new revolution documentary, We’re All in This Together. This is United’s own description of the event: On Wednesday, November 4th, [...]
Upcoming Hillsong Projects
TweetThe newest Hillsong album, Faith+Hope+Love will be released in the U.S. this coming Tuesday. I’ve had the privilege of listening to the album, and I’m amazed year after year at how this one church consistently writes and produces such amazing worship music. Congrats to the Hillsong music crew on another amazing album, you guys truly write music that inspires this whole [...]
How He Loves
TweetA couple weeks ago, David Crowder Band released their first single off their upcoming album “Church Music”, scheduled to release September 22. The song is called “How He Loves” and it absolutely floored me the first time I heard it. Though Crowder didn’t write it (the credit goes to John Mark McMillan), the song features the [...]