When Not to Play

Nellie Bertram

"Oh, here's what happened. Seven forty-six, my alarm clock goes off. I hear it. Whack the snooze. Nine minutes. Bzz! Off it goes again. Whack! Seven more times I did that. Bzz, whack. Bzz, whack! By the time I got up, it was ten minutes ago. No willpower. That is my curse." -Nellie Bertram (The Office)

Pedal Review: EHX Soul Food OD

Salutations fellow pedalheads! Because I write a blog on worship and guitar pedals, I will, believe it or not, be composing several specific pedal reviews on pedals I feel merit a review. The subject of this review is the EHX Soul Food OD. I hope you enjoy!

Minimalism: Playing the Background (Reflections on the Christmas Eve Service)

Here's my board setup for the Connect Church Christmas Eve service:

I'm posting this blog because I feel incredibly guilty that I used so much gear and played fairly obnoxiously. So ah, enjoy.

Pedal Order: Our Work is not in Vain

Alright. So I bet you saw the title of this post and thought, “Oh crap. Another pedal order blog post from some punk. He thinks he knows something. I bet he thinks he can teach me something. How DARE he.” I’m here to rewrite your opinion of pedal order posts. Because frankly, I don’t care one second how you order your pedals. Thanks to a friend of mine, I now put my drives before my volume; but if you put your drives at the end of your chain I’ll still be more concerned with how intensely you worship and love the Creator. So let’s start with a verse.

Indie Worship: Overcoming Insecurity and Being Real with Ourselves

“Will You stay with me when I forget You’re there?

Will you still love me when my love lingers elsewhere?”

 –Enclosed By You by Josh White (Telecast, The Followers)