jskogerboe.com :: one thing

My smartphone is practically a Transformer.  Freaks me out.  If I program it correctly, it will get up before I do, put on a pot of coffee, and whip me up a nice plate of Eggs Bene (with scrambled eggs… poached eggs are gross) and a side of Hash Browns.   But with all that [...]

Once in awhile I run into a performance that reminds me again why great art is important.  It causes me to worship the Great Creator of all artists, the Root of all beauty.  This performance is one of those. Theresa Andersson is harnessing technology to redefine the “one-woman-band” motif.  Not focussed on the craziness of the [...]

When Katherine Bigelow got her second chance at the mic last night, shortly after winning “Best Picture” for “The Hurt Locker,” my wife and I were more than a little worried. “Oh boy… oh, she’s… she’s in trouble.  She’s going over… Oh boy.  She’s in shock.” She looked ill.  And unsteady on her feet.  Maybe [...]

Our gravitational pull is toward numb.  It is just not possible to sustain gut-wrenching emotion.  So when suffering outlasts our natural capacity for compassion, we need to intentionally remind ourselves.  Feel it again. It has been over a month since the earthquake. Conditions on the ground are worse, not better, in many cases.  As time [...]

Sometimes I post philosophically challenging rants about theology and church methodology.  Sometimes I write about my personal growth as a father and husband.  And sometimes, I just want to get down with my bad self.  Enjoy… Mmmmm…  As a drummer, I’m awed by the tightness of the groove.  Like a machine, but not machine-like.  Wowza.  [...]

Christian hair has taken on new meaning. What follows is an honest, amused ramble through a minefield of questions I have about the current state of worship leading and those who lead worship in our contemporary Christian churches in America.  For full disclosure:  I am one. I actually grew up using the term “Christian hair” [...]

Franz Liszt is the man. If I just lost you, because you get emotionally involved in American Idol, but you couldn’t tell the difference between Brahms, Beethoven and Bach to save your life… hang with me for just a bit longer.  Most people approach music believing they already know what they love… The truth is, [...]

Happy New Year everyone!  Let’s start the New Year thinking about new beginnings.  Here’s PIXAR’s latest short, “Partly Cloudy.”  Enjoy… That’s great art.  It makes me think.  And I can’t miss an opportunity to highlight a few bullet points this brings to mind for the coming year: (1)  A new year means the birth of new [...]

Sunday morning December 20, 2009 was an epic day at Living Hope.  Sara Renner and the Elements joined us for our Christmas Celebration.  And it was a party.  But it was also fascinating to watch as a ministry leader.  This was powerful, and I don’t want to miss the take-aways for us in ministry. Sara is [...]

Our worship ministry team at Living Hope Church is AWESOME. Now, don’t misread my enthusiasm for pride.  We’re not the most gifted musicians, and we are certainly not mighty in number or prolific as songwriters, influencing the global Church for Jesus.  There are better sounding teams, bigger teams, better-known teams.  But you’d be hard pressed [...]