New Series...New Song

Good Monday afternoon! This week is already turning out to be very promising. Depending on how you look at it, last week either ended great with the weekend services, or this week started great. Since I've been gone for the past three weeks and was longing to worship with my family at Faith, I'm going to go with it was a GREAT start to this very promising week. Every time I've been on the mission field I have been blessed beyond words. Our recent time in the Philippines was absolutely no exception. However, I am more thankful than ever for our family here in Alaska. 

Speaking of last weekend's services, we started a new series simply called "Read The Red". Pastors Steve, Mike and others will be taking us through the "Red letter" teachings of Christ in the Gospel of Matthew. I personally can't wait to dive a bit deeper! To help us in this journey I have written a new song called "Your Words". We did a really simple acoustic version over the weekend. The bonus for me was doing it with my amazing wife Lisa! Here's the video...



Along with this video, I've added an audio version in the sidebar of this blog. Feel free to download & use any of those songs. I look forward to journeying with each you as we "Read the Red" together.

Blessings!

Evolution of a Worship Song

Yes, I did say the words "evolution" & "worship" in the same sentence. Just thought I'd throw that out there. A few weeks ago we started a new sermon series entitled "Not A Fan". As a part of my preparation I really felt like God had a new song for the body here at Faith. After pouring over scriptures, I picked up my guitar & began to piece it together. This may be the first time that a song came together in about a week.

So...back to evolution. For all you songwriters out there, you know that new songs go through a bit of trial & error. They may begin as one thing & end as something completely different. In my case, I am not an arranger. Melodies, lyrics & chord structure come fairly easily. Arranging is someone else's job! There's the argument for surrounding yourself with people more talented than you (props to the band, especially Jordan).

I've attached the files that make up this songs process of evolution. Take a listen. The chord charts are attached as well. Feel free to use the song. Start with the demo, then acoustic & finally the full band. Listen closely for the slight nuances of change that build upon each other. It's certainly not a perfect tune, but I must admit that this one made me want to write more. I loved every minute of it. I hope you enjoy it. Let me know what you think. I can take it!