180 Downloads and Counting

"The Gift" It is good to see that many of you have taken advantage of the free download of my new CD, "Buried Thoughts". 180 donwloads so far.  Being a part-time musician has its challenges as it pertains to pushing ahead musical endeavours, but my...

Fly Me To The Moon

Most of us would recognize this phrase a the classic jazz standard title, which by the way you can hear me sing on my website, www.cliffcline.com. It is the last song on the flash player on the front page.   Songs can take us to a happy place as it were. They can...

[re]boot the church

Cliche with all of the post-modern chatter of the last few years?….maybe, but what if you viewed it like a real computer reboot. (Yes mac users it happens to you too, just less often…..I work on mac and PC, I know).   Think about rebooting your computer,...

Intellectual Dishonesty

All of us are intellectually dishonest sometimes. Sometimes it comes through necessary compromise (which hurts), or unnecessary self justification (which is self-serving), or just plain denial. The problem that has developed in society is there are very few willing to...

Infusing Higher Creativity into Worship Music

Yesterday I led worship at the Well with my friend's worship band. When I have the opportunity to play with new players I like them to influence the sound. We ended up using an arrangement on "Here I Am to Worship" which included a significant lick from...