Our Stories Unleashed

New Wineskins

Last Sunday we sang a new song called “New Wine.” I picked the song because Jerimiah was preaching on the parable of the wineskins and I thought it would fit nicely. After digging more into the song, I came across a scripture that fits the lyrics in a profound way. It’s found in 2 Corinthians:   2 Corinthians 1:9-10 "Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the...

Continue Reading

Make Time for God

Before Covid hit, I wrote a song in late 2019 with my friend Carl called “Make Time for God”. It was inspired by the opening chapter of Proslogion by Anselm of Canterbury (c.1077-1078 AD). Here’s an excerpt: "Come now, insignificant man, leave behind for a time your preoccupations; seclude yourself for a while from your disquieting thoughts. Turn aside now from heavy cares, and set aside your wearisome tasks. Make time for God, and rest a while in Him...

Continue Reading

New Songs for a New Year

On Sunday I mentioned Psalm 96:1 and how it has inspired me to do something bold with the songs we sing as a church. My personal method for introducing new songs to the church has always been rather slow as compared to my other colleagues in the church music world. On average, at UBC we do a new song about every 4-6 weeks. My thought behind that was that it gives the people time to learn the new song and not feel overwhelmed by too many unfamiliar songs. Well, over the last month or...

Continue Reading