Playing Piano For Jesus

I just went over “He Shall Reign Forevermore” on my keyboard three times to make sure I have all the page turns down before I have to play it for church on December 10—boy howdy is that some frenzied, crazy piano-playing—and I think I added 10,000 steps to my Fitbit.

A few months ago, an article on Facebook asked, “Why Is the Church Going Dark?” The main gist was about how santuaries have become dimly lit with no windows. One woman commented, “The people in front want attention.” Another woman replied, “Performers on a stage. Lifting themselves up instead of Jesus….” I can’t speak for […]

I’ve been in worship ministry for over 40 years. I’ve played an old, clunkety upright; I’ve played a small organ; I’ve played a pipe organ; I’ve played a Steinway; I’ve played digital pianos in full-on bands. What a privilege. When I started playing for church, I was young. Don’t remember exactly how old, but what […]

Back on October 31, I posted a picture of myself with red hair. I also blabbed on and on about whether or not I should finally stop dyeing my grey hair. If you remember, the hairdresser said I would have to grow it out and it would take a year. Gulp. Well, I went back […]

This memory from three years ago showed up in my Facebook feed. I played piano with this talented group of young people for the annual Christmas program. Fun times.

Well, this concert that I’ve talked about so much finally happened last night. I had so much fun—I wasn’t nervous at all—that I didn’t take a picture. Not one. That’s not like me at all. Besides, I was a little busy playing piano: song after song. This cute little guy used to be my piano […]