Last year provided Village Hymns many opportunities to continue developing and supporting worship leaders as they lead their own worship ministries across South Florida. As we at Village Hymns reflect on 2021, we are grateful and excited for what God has done in and through our organization. We wrote and released new music, met with the Village Hymns cohort monthly, and found new ways to support worship ministries throughout our region. In the middle of the year, a few worship and church leaders began to contact us, asking for help finding musicians who could fill temporary worship team positions. Through […]

As we launch out into a new year together, let’s begin with a vision that transcends the details of daily living. Let us pause together for a moment in the presence of our Lord and consider all that He has planned for us in 2022. The title for this month’s message recalls the iconic words from Buzz Lightyear in the beloved movie “Toy Story.” If you are anything like me, when you hear the first part of the statement — “Toooo Infinity . . .” — you immediately follow up with, “and Beyond!” Infinity is Everything At this point you […]

(Scroll down to leave a comment on how the maddening global spread of Christianity has affected you.) A back-stage tour At the beginning of this year, dear reader, I would like to invite you to come backstage with me and take a tour of the ideas that sit behind the “There and Back Again” columns.  As you may have guessed, my administrative work at Trinity International University – Florida grows out of a concern for the well-being of the church. I firmly believe in Christian higher education, as you can read in the September 2021 edition of Good News. My […]

We’ve been through various collective, societal experiences this year, including the continued effects of a pandemic, global supply chain issues and what they’re calling the ‘Great Resignation.’ Cultural reality is constantly shifting. To accommodate, we must leave behind mindsets and habits that hinder us from moving forward and revise long-standing routines or risk becoming burnt out. Three Things Left Behind As we enter into a new year, let’s be intentional about abandoning these three things:   Our Desire for ‘Normalcy’ I’ve heard friends and peers share their hope for a return to normalcy. Most wish to go back in time […]