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I had trouble closing my dresser drawers this afternoon. I pushed harder on the thick padding of shirts and pants. No movement. It was full – really, really full. I tossed the remaining pieces of clothing from the neatly folded laundry pile back onto my bed.
Now I must interject, it’s not that this dresser [...]

The First Step In Worship

3 Responses to “The First Step In Worship”

  1. Karen Kovaka Says:

    Tim, thanks so much for that post. It was just the encouragement and conviction I needed. That Chambers question is so simple, yet so powerful.

  2. Jacqui Says:

    amen. He just showed me how my life’s goal and joy is to be the pursuit of holiness in His power, and it’s been both so very convicting and yet uplifitng. My heart is what matters, and when it’s in the right place, the rest will follow.

  3. One Salient Oversight Says:

    A note on Darlene Zschech’s quote:

    First of all I think it is wrong to assume that loving the Lord for what he does is somehow not linked to loving him for who he is. The Psalms are absolutely brim full of expressions of lvoe and devotion to God for everything he has done. DZ is at the forefront of a movement within Christianity to “dumb down” congregational music into inane “Jesus is my boyfriend” lyrics.

    Secondly, Darlene is a central figure in Hillsong church in Sydney, Australia. I am Australian and I have visited that church. Brian Houston, the pastor, preaches “Word of Faith” – prosperity. I don’t think Darlene should be listened to, either in book form or song form.

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