5 Landmark Worship Albums

There is a program on BBC’s Radio 4 called ‘Desert Island Discs’, in which guests can nominate which ten music albums they would like to be stranded with. They then play a track from each album with a comment from the guest about why they chose that recording.

I always wanted to be a guest on that show, but instead, I’ll settle for blogging about ‘my 5’ landmark worship albums (not in any order). It may not represent your top 5… you may offer those as comments, but let’s get started!

  1. Delirious “Glo” - (1999) – What artist could possibly get away with combining passionate God-focused lyrics with a musical blending of Gregorian chant and razor-blade searing electric guitar parts?? While there are many great songs on the CD, one in particular stands out: God, You’re My God’.

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Another Couple of Restaurants…

A few months ago, I posted some recommendations for lunch here in Abbotsford. Some disagreed with my choices, but we all know that those people didn’t know what they were talking about. Only I have the truth when it comes to good restaurants in this town. The sooner you all realize that, the better off we will all be.

In light of the sheer magnitude of my rightness when it comes to these sorts of things, let me add a couple of other restaurants to the list. If you try these out, you will be happy. If you don’t, you will live a substandard existence for the foreseeable future.

Here they are (drum roll, please)…

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Have Yourself Committed

I was listening to a fantastic lecture yesterday. The speaker was talking about 2 Samuel 9 where David shows kindness to Jonathan’s son Mephibosheth even though every person in his kingdom would have been advising him to do the opposite. Kings in that day stayed in power by usually eliminating the entire family of their predecessors.

As Saul’s grandson, Mephibosheth would have had a rightful claim to Israel’s throne and thus the reason why he was hiding out in Lo-Debar, hopeful that David would never know about him. David did find out about him, though, but not because he wanted to kill Mephibosheth. Rather, he wanted to be true to his commitment to his friend Jonathan – that he would care for his family.

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New Fall Wardrobe

It’s the end of September. As I was getting ready for work I heard a sound I haven’t heard all summer – the revving up of the furnace. My husband just didn’t think 58F (15C) was warm enough in the house. I, in turn, went to the closet and put on a coat, realizing that summer was truly over and I needed to protect myself from the cold.

But did I really put on everything needed for my protection???? Consider Colossians 3:12-14 with me.
NIV - Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.  And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

Message - So, chosen by God for this new life of love, dress in the wardrobe God picked out for you: compassion, kindness, humility, quiet strength, discipline. Be even-tempered, content with second place, quick to forgive an offense. Forgive as quickly and completely as the Master forgave you. And regardless of what else you put on, wear love. It’s your basic, all-purpose garment. Never be without it.

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