http://worshipinthecity.stlouisblogs.org/ "Be at rest once more, O my soul, for the Lord has been good to you." -Psalm 116:7 en-us kirkwardmusic@gmail.com 2008-06-17T10:04:08-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://worshipinthecity.stlouisblogs.org/archives/008004.html I am messing with this updated version of Movable Type. I kind of accidentally wiped my old styles clean, so I'll be messing with stuff trying to get something back. I guess worship in the city was due for a... 8004@http://worshipinthecity.stlouisblogs.org/ General 2008-06-17T10:04:08-06:00 http://worshipinthecity.stlouisblogs.org/archives/008003.html I've been laid out with Strep Throat for almost a week now. I gave it to my wife also. She and I share a lot of germs; it's one of those things about marriage. We finally went to a health... 8003@http://worshipinthecity.stlouisblogs.org/ Family Life 2008-06-17T08:07:25-06:00 http://worshipinthecity.stlouisblogs.org/archives/007880.html In my high school, we were not allowed to have any organized "dance" type event until my freshmen year. I was on the student council and I got to help plan the dance. I love planning big parties, so this... 7880@http://worshipinthecity.stlouisblogs.org/ Following Jesus 2008-06-06T10:03:50-06:00 http://worshipinthecity.stlouisblogs.org/archives/007858.html We completed the drum tracking for the other 7 songs: I Am My Beloved's Walk The Talk Thorn In My Side My Eyes Are On You New Creation Your Presence Is Here My Refuge It was exhausting, but now we... 7858@http://worshipinthecity.stlouisblogs.org/ Recording Project 2008-06-04T07:17:19-06:00 http://worshipinthecity.stlouisblogs.org/archives/007799.html I am tired, but we successfully completed the drum parts for: Jesus My Great High Priest Before I Knew Search Me Greater Is He Who Is In Us Rejoice In The Lord A lot of my fears that I shared... 7799@http://worshipinthecity.stlouisblogs.org/ Recording Project 2008-06-02T18:59:42-06:00 http://worshipinthecity.stlouisblogs.org/archives/007795.html Tomorrow, I officially begin recording my second CD. I'll go in at 10:00 tomorrow and we'll be doing the drums for about 3 days. Jacob Detering will be at the controls and Joe Meyer is the drummer. I have no... 7795@http://worshipinthecity.stlouisblogs.org/ Recording Project 2008-06-01T07:12:24-06:00 http://worshipinthecity.stlouisblogs.org/archives/007696.html I shared the lyrics to this song this fall I think. We had a really rough fall with Sarah's pregnancy and I wrote a couple of songs about going through hard times. This one came to me in one... 7696@http://worshipinthecity.stlouisblogs.org/ Song Writing 2008-05-25T20:11:55-06:00 http://worshipinthecity.stlouisblogs.org/archives/007673.html The house is completely quiet except for the clicking sound of the computer keyboard. My 2 year old daughter is learning about the power she possesses through having a "big girl bed." Last night she excersized that power by waking... 7673@http://worshipinthecity.stlouisblogs.org/ Family Life 2008-05-22T08:01:15-06:00 http://worshipinthecity.stlouisblogs.org/archives/007642.html Here's a rough demo: This song was written with several things in mind: -What does it mean to worship a resurrected Jesus? Because of the resurrection, we have the Holy Spirit as a gift within us and we no longer... 7642@http://worshipinthecity.stlouisblogs.org/ Song Writing 2008-05-17T10:40:21-06:00 http://worshipinthecity.stlouisblogs.org/archives/007632.html Holy Ghost Crazy Noise! A few observations: 1) This is such a great song and it is straight up disco. Some folks would say that disco would not be an appropriate style of music to use in worship and... 7632@http://worshipinthecity.stlouisblogs.org/ Music you should listen to 2008-05-16T12:33:14-06:00 http://worshipinthecity.stlouisblogs.org/archives/007614.html Last night, our church had one of our Reconciliation Meetings and the turn out was pretty poor. Not many staff, not many elders, very few "non-anglos", and very few of the core membership. Per capita there was actually a lot... 7614@http://worshipinthecity.stlouisblogs.org/ Multi-Cultural Ministry 2008-05-15T15:41:21-06:00 http://worshipinthecity.stlouisblogs.org/archives/007613.html June 2, 3, and 4 I'm set to begin tracking the drums. I'm really excited that this is finally happening. I know that it was always just a matter of getting up the gumption to go ahead and start, but... 7613@http://worshipinthecity.stlouisblogs.org/ Recording Project 2008-05-15T15:26:42-06:00 http://worshipinthecity.stlouisblogs.org/archives/007594.html I just read this cool interview on Christianity Today about the marriage of Jaci Velasquez to Salvador's Nic Gonzalez. It seems a little too perfect doesn't it. You can almost imagine the marketing execs in the bowels of the... 7594@http://worshipinthecity.stlouisblogs.org/ Multi-Cultural Ministry 2008-05-14T10:30:17-06:00 http://worshipinthecity.stlouisblogs.org/archives/007529.html This video is pretty cool.... 7529@http://worshipinthecity.stlouisblogs.org/ Multi-Cultural Ministry 2008-05-09T15:34:22-06:00 http://worshipinthecity.stlouisblogs.org/archives/007489.html I have tamed the Cakewalk beast and finally completed my first ever demo. It's pretty rough, but it gives a decent idea of how the tune goes. The song was written as an obvious nod to the African gospel music... 7489@http://worshipinthecity.stlouisblogs.org/ Song Writing 2008-05-08T12:58:55-06:00