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“The Argument for Musical Diversity” by Michael Riley, full series
Written on 22 Oct, 2009 at 16:11 in Articles on Music, Articles on Worship, News & Reviews | viewed 277 times and users have made 0 comments so far
Michael Riley finished his series today. Here are links to the full series: Part 1: Overview of the Argument Part 2: Conflicting Advantages Part 3: Diversity, a Proximate Good Part 4: Diversity in Corporate Worship Part 5: Diversity and Cultural Relativism Part 6: A Musical Exercise Part... (Continue reading)
“The surprising face of Hillsong” by Tony Payne and Gordon Cheng
Written on 27 Jan, 2009 at 9:00 in Articles on Worship | viewed 662 times and users have made 2 comments so far
The following article is so interesting, I had to post the whole thing here. Please take time to read the whole thing. It will be worth your while as instruction about why things are the way they are in evangelical... (Continue reading)
“Who Regulates Worship” – New Booklet from RAM
Written on 31 Oct, 2008 at 11:45 in Articles on Worship | viewed 298 times and users have made 0 comments so far
One of the most widely debated issues in churches today revolves around the subject of worship. What does worship that is acceptable to God look like? What is the substance of acceptable worship? What elements are included in acceptable worship?... (Continue reading)
A Well-Known Calvinist Repudiates the Charismaticism and Worldly Worship of “New Calvinism.”
Written on 9 Jun, 2009 at 13:10 in Articles on Theology, Articles on Worship, Featured | viewed 1,360 times and users have made 61 comments so far
“The new Calvinists constantly extol the Puritans, but they do not want to worship or live as they did. One of the vaunted new conferences is called Resolved, after Jonathan Edwards’ famous youthful Resolutions (seventy searching undertakings). But the... (Continue reading)
Deviant Worship
Written on 18 Mar, 2009 at 12:18 in Articles on Worship | viewed 92 times and users have made 0 comments so far
by Mark Minnick Deviant Worship Deviant Worship Part Two: The Motivations of Deviant Worship ... (Continue reading)
Externalism
Written on 14 Sep, 2009 at 8:00 in Articles on Worship, Featured | viewed 231 times and users have made 2 comments so far
Externalism is a sneaky error in which we insist that the outward appearance reveals the heart. Or, another way of saying it is that inward, heart realities will show themselves outwardly. Conservatives are often charged with externalism by progressives. The progressives claim (sometimes... (Continue reading)
Full “Correcting Categories” Series
Written on 2 May, 2009 at 12:39 in Articles on Aesthetics, Articles on Biblical Authority, Articles on Church, Articles on Culture, Articles on Music, Articles on Worship, Editor's Picks, Featured | viewed 397 times and users have made 1 comment so far
Below are links to individual posts and the full document of the “Correcting Categories” series. Correcting Categories, Part 1 – Biblical Authority Correcting Categories, Part 2 – Emotional Metaphor Correcting Categories, Part 3 – Music’s Benefit Correcting Categories, Part 4 – Dissecting Emotion Correcting Categories,... (Continue reading)
How Can We Conserve Biblical Worship? Part 1
Written on 17 Mar, 2010 at 7:59 in Articles on Worship, Featured | viewed 34 times and users have made 0 comments so far
The Apostle Paul declared to the Ephesian elders in his farewell address to them that he was “innocent of the blood” of all of them, because he had not failed to deliver to them “the whole counsel of God.” In... (Continue reading)
I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow my imaginary argument down!
Written on 28 Aug, 2009 at 8:00 in Articles on Music, Articles on Worship, Editor's Picks, Featured | viewed 549 times and users have made 5 comments so far
Straw Men in the Music/Worship Debate One of the most dangerous, yet easy pitfalls one can fall into when discussing music/worship issues is to misrepresent the opposing view (most likely unintentionally). This is easy to fall into because it’s always easier... (Continue reading)
Is Music a Separation Issue?
Written on 23 Sep, 2009 at 8:00 in Articles on Church, Articles on Culture, Articles on Music, Articles on Theology, Articles on Worship, Editor's Picks, Featured | viewed 1,199 times and users have made 10 comments so far
Music philosophy is not a separation issue of the same kind of level as heterodoxy or flagrant, known sin. Probably one of the most common questions I’m asked is if I think differences over worship/music philosophy warrants separation. Here’s my attempt at... (Continue reading)
