Prelude and Invocation

Hello all readers,

My name is James. I have the great privilege of serving Sheboygan eFree and the rest of Sheboygan County as the church's Pastor of Worship and the Arts. As I launch this blog, I will soon be living in the Sheboygan area with my wife and two daughters.

This blog will serve a few purposes that I have in mind. The primary function is to be an outlet for my meditations and writings. I like to think, and sometimes my thinking is a bit random, so the topics may be a bit diverse. There will be a strong theme, however, in the integration of God, culture and the arts. This blog is appropriately titles "notes, overtones, and resolutions," not only for its musical double entendre, but also for three corresponding reasons:

notes - I may be a leader, but I am also a student . . . in God's lifelong curriculum toward holiness and righteousness. This blog is not so much to be seen as an imparting of wisdom, inspiration and academics from a retired veteran of worship leaders. Rather, it's to be seen as a journal of someone sharing your journey. This isn't necessarily what I would submit for the final exam in life. It's just notes.

overtones - I'm not an overly talented or very passionate research writer. Nor would I enjoy using allotments in cyberspace to tell you elaborate and menial details of my day using few capital letters, punctuation, complete words or sentences. I may have an occasional opinion, but it's delivered with tact and spunk, and it will never be unbiblical.

resolutions - The basic end to all my thoughts, as perhaps earlier implied, is a resolve and a step forward in the journey of holiness and righteousness, giving glory to God. This is done, whether in sadness or joy, in an act of poetic and sincere praise.

Hence, the hybrid of a psalmist and a columnist.

I'm starting this blog's chapter and coverage of this journey by posting some oldies (I don't want to call them "goodies" just yet). There will be some new additions soon (e.g. a Facebook page, a playlist, etc.), but please continue to read my notes, overtones and resolutions.

-James