On Sunday, April 14, I (Trevor) was ordained as a Deacon at Church of the Resurrection in the Anglican Church of North America. Bonnie and I were overwhelmed by the encouragement and love of our community, and we wanted to share some photos and the sermon with those of you …
I think the thing that bothers me the most is that we as the church have appropriated cultural language about women that sexualizes them. Calling women “hot” or “sexy” in public and pulpit is not a compliment, it’s a reduction. Pastors should be proud of their wives, but is this really the best compliment some of them can give? What about the gifts, the sacrifice, the ministry, the personality of our spouse? Is this the best you’ve got?
Announcing Homegrown The new full-length album from The McMakens We are excited to announce the release of our second full-length studio album: Homegrown,a collection of original music that has grown from a year-long series of house shows that we have played with our band. The album grew from domestic roots and …
Here are 6 reasons why I’ll always have snacks at my creative arts meetings:
This article was feature in the April, 2010 edition of Kyria Magazine, “The Spiritual Discipline of Celebration.” You can find the full issue here. When I was young, I thought celebration was my spiritual gift. Life was a bouquet of color, each shade evoking a different response from my eager heart. I had an innocent …
This was originally a guest blog for my friends over at theguiltyconscience.com. Branta canadensis. The Canadian Goose. Originally a migratory species that nobly descended in a marvelous flying “V” formation to herald the coming of spring, now setting up shop year-round in your favorite park, backyard, and work parking lot to …
Here is a song we wrote and have been playing at church and our house shows with Dan Fager (Guitar/Vox), Kevin Emmert (Drums), and Caleb Lindgren (Bass). It’s an Easter song about the light of the Resurrection dawning and the healing that comes with it. During Easter, we pray this prayer at the end of our services as we lift our hands up to the Sun of Righteousness:
Here are some images from the release show for our album Homegrown and Dan Fager’s EP back in February at The Corner House Coffee. It was so great to get to play these songs with our band and for so many great friends! If you haven’t checked out the album yet, …
Hey Friends! We wanted to send you a Holy Week gift—a new song to download for free called “Way of Sorrow.”
I pulled out an old hard drive recently that had a bunch of recordings from high school. I’ll spare you most of them, but I found one with my brother Trae, and I couldn’t help myself! There’s just something great about playing music with family. Love Is Forever We heard …