That Time We Sang In Hindi

That Time We Sang In Hindi

“Your Love is a symphony, all around me, running through me.  Your Love is a melody, underneath me, running to me.  Your Love is a song.” – Switchfoot “Do you hear that, Shine?”  It was a sound straight out of my church childhood – the all too familiar...
Sing Unceasing Praises: A Malayalam Hymn

Sing Unceasing Praises: A Malayalam Hymn

  Some time ago, I saw a video clip of the Malayalam song Sthuthi Chey Maname included in a worship set at the Urbana Missions Conference. I found my heart’s affections for Jesus being stirred as I sang this song along with my sons. This is a beautiful song, rich...
That Time There Were So Many Indians

That Time There Were So Many Indians

This is the second post of a series called, “Reflecting on Advance 2017.”  You can read the first one, That Time They Served Indian Food and the third one, That Time We Sang in Hindi. Probably more than any immediate psychological benefit of the Gospel – the...
That Time They Served Indian Food

That Time They Served Indian Food

This is the first post of a series called, “Reflecting on Advance 2017.”  You can read the second one, That Time There Were So Many Indians and the third one, That Time We Sang in Hindi.  “People will only remember the food anyway.” That’s what my wife and I were told...
Am I Allowed To Have A Burden For Indians?

Am I Allowed To Have A Burden For Indians?

Jesus commands us to go and make disciples of all nations, and in his providence, God has brought the nations to the United States. Our neighborhoods and cities are full of diverse people who are separated from God and apart from faith in Jesus. In recent years, there...
How the Gospel Shapes Our Singing | Part 3

How the Gospel Shapes Our Singing | Part 3

How does the gospel shape our singing? This is the final installment of a 3-part blog addressing this topic (read part one and part two).  So if the uniqueness of the Gospel should motivate us to sing as a congregation, we should all the more try to maintain such...