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Isn’t there any room for preference?
Written on 23 Feb, 2010 at 10:03 in Articles on Aesthetics, Featured | viewed 112 times and users have made 1 comment so far
We recently received an excellent question submitted through the “Article Suggestions” module in the right column of this site: “What areas of aesthetics are preferences that are relative to individuals (if any)?” I recently argued in a post on this site... (Continue reading)
Is Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder, Part 5: The Judgment of Beauty
Written on 1 Feb, 2010 at 7:59 in Articles on Aesthetics, Featured | viewed 100 times and users have made 6 comments so far
The following is taken from Sound Worship: a Guide to Making Musical Choices in a Noisy World. Part 1: Introduction Part 2: The Source of Beauty Part 3: The Marring of Beauty Part 4: The Redemption of Beauty The Judgment of Beauty Once a person... (Continue reading)
New book coming in January: Sound Worship
Written on 1 Oct, 2009 at 7:58 in Featured | viewed 222 times and users have made 0 comments so far
I’m excited to announce the coming publication of my new book, Sound Worship: A Guide to Making Musical Choices in a Noisy World! This book is targeted for the average Christian layman. My first book, Worship In Song, is a biblical approach... (Continue reading)
Michael S. Horton – The First Significant Influence in My Journey Towards Radical Conservatism
I’d like to highlight a few articles by Michael Horton, articles that were among the first to significantly shape my thinking on worship and music when I was in college. In particular, Horton confirmed some of the uneasiness I was... (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)
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)
“We want clearly discernible affection and expression.”
Written on 10 Sep, 2009 at 16:03 in News & Reviews | viewed 279 times and users have made 3 comments so far
This from C.J. Mahaney in a discussion at the recent WorshipGod conference, talking about what he would see as an important qualification for someone to serve on a praise team. This one sentiment illustrates a crucial difference in understanding about the... (Continue reading)
Brister, Chapell, and Finney
Written on 10 Sep, 2009 at 14:15 in News & Reviews | viewed 188 times and users have made 0 comments so far
Timmy Brister posted an interesting article about how to order your service to reflect the gospel. He evidently hadn’t read Chapell’s book that makes that very point, yet. But what was really interesting to me was a comment exchange under the... (Continue reading)
Why trying to emulate Edwards may actually be emulating Finney
Written on 10 Sep, 2009 at 8:00 in Articles on Worship, Featured | viewed 387 times and users have made 2 comments so far
I’ve been doing some reading recently from both Jonathan Edwards and Charles Finney. In most ways, these men, their philosophies, theologies, and practices are polar opposites. But as I studied, I couldn’t help but notice what appear to be similarities in... (Continue reading)
Charles Finney on “excitements”
Written on 4 Sep, 2009 at 14:26 in Featured | viewed 213 times and users have made 5 comments so far
From Revivals of Religion (CBN University Press), 1978. Men are so sluggish, there are so many things to lead their minds off from religion and to oppose the influence of the Gospel, that it is necessary to raise an excitement among them,... (Continue reading)
