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Mike Stallings Music
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I'm just a guy who loves music, loves thinking about stuff, and who enjoys writing about it. Oh, and I do some church music things as well. Hopefully you'll find something entertaining, funny, thought-provoking, or challenging. Welcome! It's good to see you.
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10 Tested (the hard way) Methods to De-escalate a Conflict, Part 1
In case you haven't noticed, we are living through days in which people are quick to "get riled up." As a society we seem to be drifting...

Mike Stallings
Jun 22, 20205 min read
What Determines "Good" Worship?
Wow, this is a tricky question and I suspect that if you asked ten people you might get ten different answers. And all of those answers...

Mike Stallings
Jun 15, 20203 min read
Why Do We Keep Doing This?
Genesis 3:4-6 – But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not die; for God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and...

Mike Stallings
Jun 14, 20203 min read
Some Thoughts on this Father's Day
Today is Father's Day, so naturally my thoughts turn to my father, to my sons, and to all men who are blessed enough to be a dad. My...

Mike Stallings
Jun 14, 20203 min read
Forced Adaptation
Like almost everyone else in the world, life has become very different in many ways for me. I realized today that I haven't shaken hands...

Mike Stallings
Jun 1, 20202 min read
Keep Your Eyes and Hands Up
I started taking taekwondo lessons about two years ago. I was a fresh and ignorant white belt sparring against a high school kid who was...

Mike Stallings
Mar 23, 20202 min read
A Day of Strangeness and Hope
I've made almost 55 laps around the sun, but in all of those trips there have been very few days as strange as yesterday. The next...

Mike Stallings
Mar 13, 20203 min read
Where Have I Been, Where Am I Now?
I have been silent on this site for a while. It's not because I didn't have things to say; I just got caught up in an incredibly busy...

Mike Stallings
Mar 11, 20202 min read
Why, Why, Why???
The question, “Why am I doing this?” is one that is too easily left unanswered as we church music directors go about selecting pieces for...

Mike Stallings
Feb 20, 20203 min read
Putting Special Moments in the Bank
I’m a little embarrassed to admit this, but I’m a latecomer to the mindfulness party. I’m still not sure I’m doing it right, and anyone...

Mike Stallings
Feb 4, 20202 min read
What Are You Wearing?
I was one of the older students when I was in graduate school. I was a good ten years older than most of my master's degree peers, and...

Mike Stallings
Feb 4, 20203 min read
A Terrible Reminder to Find Treasure in the Routine
This morning as I was leaving the fitness center I saw a man dropping off his wife for a class. She was wrestling with gym bags and...

Mike Stallings
Jan 27, 20203 min read
What Are Your "Desert Island Albums?"
There used to be a great podcast published by the BBC called “Desert Island Discs”. It may still be available, and if it is you should...

Mike Stallings
Jan 23, 20203 min read
Having Church Around the Table
I have often told people that one of the best things about marrying my wife is that her family came with her. I have never had any issues...

Mike Stallings
Jan 21, 20203 min read
Finding Friends Among the “Enemies”
My new year started out in one of the best ways possible: I had the opportunity to travel with my beloved University of Tennessee...

Mike Stallings
Jan 18, 20203 min read
So, Who Am I, and What is This?
Welcome, one and all, to my latest adventure: the world of websites and blogging. I have no idea what this website will become, but I...

Mike Stallings
Jan 18, 20202 min read
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