My Mimi's song has sounded its final note. It's been a most beautiful melody, a selfless sonnet, a lyric of love, heard and treasured by thousands of longing hearts. There has never been a song like hers and never will be again. Her song has played influence to countless other compositions as we listened and [...]
Author: Matthew Ouellette
The House of Mercy
It's been a hell of a year in this heart of mine. The demand to show mercy and forgiveness has never felt so insulting - or rather, the right to remember and dutifully defend. Which is it really? For wisdom calls my heart to a level of protection which demands a distance; while mercy suggests [...]
Worship in Wonder
BBQ Burgers were on the grill, iced tea was on the table, and the deep warmth of the sun could be felt through the umbrella - a picture-perfect summer afternoon. Gathered on our back deck for a late lunch, Missy and I tossed light conversation while Presley rode her tricycle around our ankles. Macy sat [...]
Worship in the Waiting
While all of Scripture serves as revelation, there are some narratives allowing us to see more than we’re often comfortable with. In Job, for example, we’re shown “the members of the heavenly court came to present themselves before the Lord, and the Accuser, Satan, came with them” (Job 1:6 NLT). What the… ?! This seriously [...]
Moving Today’s Church from Loneliness to Solitude
Moving Today’s Church from Loneliness to Solitude A paper written for worship schooling. Born of an era in which godly reverence and reservation stifled Christian liberty and declaration, a trend of transparency has charmed the American church in escaping an age of opacity. As the patterns of a pendulum, the Bride reacts to her [...]
