Rambling on the Resurrection
On Easter Sunday, I shared this tweet: The Christian response to Easter: Philippians 3:10-11 — Mike Harvat (@mikeharvat) April 5, 2015 The passage referenced reads, “I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection […]
Recapturing Joy: A Short Testimony
This week, I was invited to do something I haven’t done in a while: to be quiet before the Lord. I know what you’re thinking. But Mike, don’t you do that all the time? Well…no, I don’t. It’s a common assumption that pastors get up before sunrise every day to pray for three hours, but that’s […]
United in Christ Interviews
Between 1998-2000, I published an e-newsletter called United in Christ. As a young teen sensing a calling to ministry but with no clue where to start, I went with what I knew: the internet. I was an avid reader of the Jesus Freak Hideout and a member of several online communities, so I created my own hybrid of […]
Avoiding the Post-Christmas Slump
You did it! You survived the worship leader’s busiest season of the year. Most of us work our tails off throughout November and December preparing for special events and additional services. By the time New Years’ arrives, many of us are exhausted and ready for a break. But there’s just one problem: you still have […]
Remedy Drive’s Commodity Is the Album Christian Music Needs
About a year ago, I picked up my friend David from the airport and gave him a ride to The Grid Studio in Lincoln, Nebraska. His band, Remedy Drive, was deep into the recording of their new record, and he was flying in for a few days to record vocals and fine tune a few early mixes. […]