Shoutin’ Saturdays is all about the praise songs that just make you want to shout “Hallelujah!”
Have you got one of those? If so post it in the comments section. After all, this isn’t just about me praising God this is about creating a culture of praise.
I am taking a cue from my friend Ben Nelson and am incorporating worship into my blog. Ben runs WORSHIP WEDNESDAYS.
So when you have listened here hop over there for some more devotional reading and worship. Happy Ash Wednesday!
So Tehillah or תְּהִלָּה is the Hebrew word for “Song of Praise”.I am really feeling lately that I need to be sending His praise out into the blogosphere. Our world needs to be lifted up. Nothing does that like worship.
Let’s build a culture of worship together!
Link your own posts of praise to this post in the comments section if you’d like. Here is mine:
I am stuck on the presence of God and our need for it.
May you find His presence tonight.
Christmas at its heart is about coming home. It’s about coming in, out of the cold of the world, and finding our place around the hearth of God.
The message of Christmas is that there is a place in the kingdom of God for everyone. God has a purpose, a plan for all people. That plan involves our gifts, talents, abilities, opportunities AND our weaknesses, failings, disabilities and trials.
The Christmas message tells us that God sent His only Son to Earth to give everyone an opportunity to find a place in His kingdom, to give everyone the chance to fulfill the plan of God for their lives, to help everyone come back home to God where they belong. All we are asked to do is believe that God wants to help us. We are asked to start making room for Him in our lives so that He can work out His plan and purpose to bring us Home.
So what say you this Christmas? Will you make some room for Jesus in your heart. Will you let Him bring you home where you belong?
Sharing time again folks!
Our hostess Cee from Oregon posts five questions we answer them and voila the world is shared.
In fact why don’t you check out answers from around the world by clicking on this link right here.
BUT FIRST HERE ARE MY ANSWERS!
What genre of music do you like?
I like classical, country and jazz but what I listen to most is Indie worship on Spotify. I love me some Brian and Katie Torwalt
What is the worst thing you ate this last week?
Last week was a week of what I would call functional eating. Which means I ate to live and keep running the engine but honestly I don’t remember any meal from last week which probably means I ate a lot of pop tarts and peanut butter toast. This week promises to be about the same. I see a lot of ramen in my future.
Would you like to be famous? In what way?
Not really. I am Okay with my current level of fame. There is a price that comes with popularity and it is truly a fickle thing.
Complete this sentence: This sandwich could really use some …
mayonnaise. Most everything is better with mayonnaise except of course peanut butter and cookies and pudding and well…. Most sandwiches are better with mayonnaise. 😉
Bonus question: What are you grateful for from last week, and what are you looking forward to in the week coming up?
I am grateful that I got to preach again last week at Cornerstone church. This week I am looking forward to our 5th annual C.cada art show. My sister and I are performing on Friday night.
It is time to share our world again!!!
I love this time of the week when I get to sit down and think through and answer Cee’s five questions. I also love reading the responses that come to Cee from around the globe.
When you have finished reading my answers take a trip through the underlined link to see what people have told Cee about their worlds.
Here are this week’s questions…
If you have been to a foreign country name those you have been too?
I have been to Mexico, England, Ireland and the Netherlands. Each trip was different and special in its own way. Mexico and England were missions trips. My daughter and I road-tripped the perimeter of Ireland. I have been to the Netherlands twice to visit my sister.
Is the glass half empty or half full? What type of glass is it and what is in the glass?
I really loved so many of the answers that Cee’s contributors gave to this question. For myself I will answer my cup is full enough! I love what God has given me in life. Should He choose to take me from this earth today I have lived a full life. I can depart in peace even though there are certain things I have not done yet; but I think He will give me a bit more time and a bit more fullness.
My cup is a simple plastic cup, nothing fancy but made to endure.
It is flowing with milk and honey!
If you could have an endless supply of any food, what would you get?
Italian food!
List: List at least five places worth shopping.
There are more than five places to shop? Who knew?
Bonus question: What are you grateful for from last week, and what are you looking forward to in the week coming up?
I am so grateful I was able to go to a night of worship hosted by Rend Collective last Friday. This week I am looking forward to worshipping at the Lifeskills program In Ashburnham MA, finishing the prologue to my book for my publisher and preaching on Sunday morning at Cornerstone Church.
Lillie-Put 