Why Deeper Water?

Recently, I was asked about the title of this blog. “Why Deeper Water? What is it supposed to mean?”

The title of this blog originally came from a monthly worship service that a church in Montgomery used to hold. Donald Butler was the worship leader at Christ Community Church at the time, and once a month the church hosted an evening of worship. There was no teaching, no preaching… nothing but Donald and the band.

For some reason, the name of that service resonated with something within me. Months later when I was on staff at a different church, a much more traditional church, I approached the lead pastor about beginning a contemporary service once a month. I brought in various worship leaders over the next several months as we began our own Deeper Water services. Eventually, I left that church, but Deeper Water stayed with me.

Maybe Deeper Water reminded me of the way that I had once heard the Bible described. Someone once told me that the Bible was like the ocean because it is shallow enough in parts that a toddler can wade in but deep enough in parts that we will never fully understand it. The problem is that most people stay right along the shoreline, never daring to venture into the deeper water.

I think the greatest reason that Deeper Water stayed with me is because it strikes a chord deep within me. One of my greatest passions is authenticity. Miranda and I both feel passionately about trying to live life as honestly and openly as possible. In a world where facades are the norm and masks are worn more often than not, we find ourselves attracted to something deeper, something real. Though shallow meaningless relationships are the norm, we long for something more.

The shallow water will not satisfy. Only the deeper water will do.