“Can you tell a bird to just go chirp, chirp, chirp? No, Andy, I’m like a bird. I was born to sing.” – Barney Fife This quote comes from one of my all-time favorite Andy Griffith episodes in which Andy is trying to find a diplomatic way to keep Barney from singing a solo. Barney retorts with this quote […]
The One Thing I Know – by Mike Harland
A Governor from one state closes their beaches. A Governor from another opens theirs. One expert says, “Shelter in place. Don’t get out.” Another one says, “Get out into open spaces.” One person says, “Wear a mask, whatever you do.” Another one says, “Healthy people should not wear masks, whatever they do.” One doctor says, […]
The Longing – by Mike Harland
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. It’s not exactly in the Bible, but it does seem to be true. And nowhere is absence doing a better job of making hearts grow fonder than in the congregations of our churches. I see it everywhere I look – God’s people have a built-in desire to be with […]
The Right Questions and Clichés to Help – by Mike Harland
The only people making me nervous these days are the leaders who are convinced they know exactly how the church should be changing right now. The “never waste a crisis” crowd is wanting to reinvent their ministries in the name of COVID-19, and the “wish life would never change” folks are scared to death it […]
Could Social Distancing Actually Bring Us All Together? – by Mike Harland
It’s just the sort of thing God would do. He has always confounded the wise with foolish things. Do you want to be the greatest? Then be the servant of all. Do you want to gain? Then give it all away. Do you want to really live? Then die to yourself every day. So, here we […]
WorshipLife Blog – Special Video Edition
Join Mike as he changes up the weekly blog posts and shares a video devotional and prayer in lieu of his normal written word. Mike Harland is the Director of LifeWay Worship. When he’s not directing 30+ employees, you’ll find him leading worship at various churches around the country, writing/arranging worship songs and/or, writing his […]
A Few Words – by Mike Harland
I don’t have much to say. I know for sure I have absolutely nothing to add to the dialog about these days we are living in. I don’t have “Three Take Aways from COVID-19” or “How to Worship with Others by Yourself.” Everything in my spirit says this is not a time to do much […]
A Driver They Can Trust… – by Mike Harland
Brian Brown, my co-host for the WorshipLife podcast and Senior Manager of Operations for LifeWay Worship, shared an experience with me that makes me smile every time I remember it. Let me set the scene for you: We were flying into a city for a strategic meeting with one of our partners. Our host promised a […]
Thank You. Thank You, Very Much.
Something strange has been happening to me lately. Because of the early year conferences and speaking responsibilities on my schedule, I’ve been doing a lot of traveling. I don’t usually post pictures of where I am and what I’m doing because I can only think of two people who would be interested and they both know […]
A One-Way Conversation? – by Mike Harland
I wish I had a video of this conversation. I was seated on a plane as we were boarding for an on-time departure. A man who looked to be about my age approached my row and informed me that he had the window seat and so I got up to let him in. That’s when this conversation […]