so he sat behind his natural defenses
and there he wrestled with the song
he heard his name in every line,
his life in every measure
faced with feelings he could not explain
there was hunger in his hollow hesitation
there was posturing for peace
but even where the spirit willed
the flesh was still maintaining
ground to give only for a sign
and the [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Trust
Posted in Songs, trust on July 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We, Together, Hear the Silence
Posted in Mark Dever, silence, worship on July 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m a sound addict. Even as I write about silence now, I’ve got Paganini blasting in my study! But yesterday morning in church during one of our silences, I became aware of how corporate a labor such public silence is. Everyone works to be quiet. People stop moving their bulletins or looking for something in [...]
