One of the things we talked about recently at one of our Sunday evening fellowship gatherings was how praise music with full bands has become incredibly popular in recent years. While I am not as big a fan as many folks are to music it does have its place and, in the right setting, I have found it to be meaningful. Speaking broadly, praise music is accessible, emotional, and often helps people (especially young people) express their faith in ways that feel authentic and heart

I said something on Monday as we came in from outside bus duty where it was 14 degrees with the lovely wind chill that shocked a colleague. As we were de-layering they said, “Mr. G, I am getting some coffee, do you want a cup?” My response was simply, “No! I don’t drink coffee. Never have. Never will.” If her face hadn’t been nearly frozen her jaw would have dropped.  She was shocked. “No, coffee ever?” “Nope. I have never even had my name written on a Starbucks cup.” This yo