Posted by Derick Thomas
My observation has to do with us directly because we can be just as guilty as anybody else of honoring others above each other because we think that person and the opportunities they represent are worth us sacrificing for the potential of greater success. It's selfish to sit under someone and act ...
Posted by Derick Thomas
I grew up during a time when speaking in tongues was becoming "the thing." I didnt speak in tongues at the time because I was Baptist and we didnt believe in that manifestation, but I was seeking. During that time in my life I remeber clearly thinking about all the people i knew that spoke in tongu...
Posted by Derick Thomas
February is the Love month. Its Valentines day Month. Its the month where people celebrate togetherness and happiness and love...at least I think so. :) If you ever been in love you have gotten or been the one that wrote the love letter and put like or dislike at the bottom for the other person to ...
Posted by Derick Thomas
Acrobatics Many times we have become arrangers of the song instead of composers of worship moments. We look for the coolest licks, the hardest runs, the unexpected note phrasing that makes music musical but can get in the way of creating moments. I've written with a lot of people and someti...
Posted by Derick Thomas
I remember being a young child and my Mother saying, if you want something just ask. At the time I didn't realize what a privilege that open door was giving me. I had complete access to almost anything in our house by just asking. I think that we should go about our lives always remembering to...
Posted by Derick Thomas
My Bible says do worship in spirit and in truth. I think that we can not afford to worship only in church. It is not an act to be demonstrated in church alone. There is the need for worship to be experienced in every facet of life. My heart responds to what I see and touch and my life should be ...
Posted by Derick Thomas
So I'm the kinda person who prides himself on being calculated. I want to think about what I'm going to say, I'm watching the ground when I walk before ach step, I'm thinking before I speak. Well lately I been removing myself from the focus and I have been finding a new place in worship. I've alw...
Posted by Derick Thomas
Songwriting to me is about inspiration. Without it you are writing blind, you are empty. You can't dig and drink water from your own well all the time. Eventually it will demand a refill. Refilling is the inspiration needed to complete the task