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An Argument for the Consumption of Cyanide
Written on 23 Feb, 2009 at 11:00 in Articles on Music, Editor's Picks, Featured | viewed 468 times and users have made 4 comments so far
Here’s the scenario: You visit your family doctor for a regular checkup. After careful examination, the doctor begins to ask you about your eating habits. “Well,” you answer, “I don’t eat anything out of the ordinary; just your typical American meals.... (Continue reading)
An Argument for the Superiority of Printed Media Over Visual Media
Written on 23 Feb, 2006 at 21:06 in Articles on Aesthetics, Editor's Picks | viewed 475 times and users have made 0 comments so far
The purpose of this essay is not to argue that visual media is inherently evil. Nor is its purpose to contend that visual media lacks any value. The purpose of this essay is to prove that printed media is simply... (Continue reading)
Applications are not as important as Philosophy
Written on 12 Oct, 2009 at 7:59 in Editor's Picks, Featured | viewed 341 times and users have made 3 comments so far
I have strong convictions about worship philosophy. I also have strong opinions about certain applications of that philosophy. But these are not the same thing. Neither are they equally important. Philosophical convictions are judgments based on clear, biblical principles. Notice that I... (Continue reading)
Are Calvinism and CCM Connected?
Written on 20 May, 2009 at 10:00 in Articles on Music, Editor's Picks, Featured | viewed 922 times and users have made 8 comments so far
The following essay was originally posted on SharperIron, but I thought it worth posting again here for archiving purposes, because I’m still hearing claims that originally lead me to write the essay, and because of recent controversy over Calvinism and... (Continue reading)
Can Rap be Christian? No.
Written on 10 Oct, 2009 at 7:55 in Editor's Picks, Featured, News & Reviews | viewed 1,039 times and users have made 0 comments so far
Here are links to my discussion of Christian rap in response to Mark Dever’s 9Marks interview with Shai Linne: The Presuppositions Believers and Depravity Neutral Things Culture Evaluating Hip Hop If you’d like to comment or debate particular points, please do so at the appropriate post. ... (Continue reading)
Does Music Matter?
Written on 21 Sep, 2009 at 8:00 in Articles on Music, Editor's Picks, Featured | viewed 581 times and users have made 8 comments so far
Does music matter to God? Should it matter to us? We are living in a day when people — even Christians — see music as unimportant. Enjoyable, yes; but necessary or important? No. We see this kind of thinking all around us.... (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)
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 548 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)
Musical Relativism is Pelagian
Written on 17 Aug, 2009 at 8:00 in Articles on Aesthetics, Editor's Picks, Featured | viewed 867 times and users have made 44 comments so far
So says John Makujina in this lecture given at the Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary Rice Lecture Series in 2005 and in this paper presented at the East Region Annual Conference of the Evangelical Theological Society in 2004. This is just one... (Continue reading)
