Monthly Archives: December 2018

“A Well-Regulated or Orderly Church Music…”

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Micah Everett

I have heard that the price of becoming a thinking adult is the need to deal with all of the paradoxes and inconsistencies that life presents, the cognitive dissonance that is inevitably present as we flawed and fallen humans do … Continue reading →

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The Best Breathing Exercise in the World

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Micah Everett

Regular readers might have noticed that I have not published here with the usual frequency in the past few months. Part of the reason for this is having a much larger teaching studio this year than has normally been the … Continue reading →

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On the Importance of “Faithful Plodding”

Posted on December 15, 2018 by Micah Everett

I am always moved by stories of pastors with long tenures in small congregations. In a time when “celebrity pastor” is a term that makes sense and so many build careers by moving to increasingly larger churches every 2-3 years, … Continue reading →

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