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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 102 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)
Is the Bible Enough?
Written on 21 Oct, 2009 at 7:59 in Articles on Biblical Authority, Articles on Music, Featured | viewed 151 times and users have made 0 comments so far
“Caleb is not the boss.” One of the most challenging concepts for young children to learn is that they are not the ultimate authority over their lives! Each of us is born believing ourselves to be the center of the universe.... (Continue reading)
Can Rap be Christian? Evaluating Hip Hop
Written on 9 Oct, 2009 at 7:50 in Featured | viewed 1,343 times and users have made 102 comments so far
Today we finally arrive at a discussion of the nature of rap itself. This post will be beneficial for you, however, only if you accept the following assertions on made on Monday: Man is completely depraved and thus cannot trust his... (Continue reading)
Can Rap be Christian? Culture
Written on 8 Oct, 2009 at 7:55 in News & Reviews | viewed 374 times and users have made 2 comments so far
We are discussing Christian rap this week in response to Mark Dever’s recent interview with Shai Linne and Curtis Allen. Monday I argued three important points: Man is completely depraved and thus cannot trust his own preferences implicitly. Music is a medium of... (Continue reading)
Can Rap be Christian? Neutral Things
Written on 7 Oct, 2009 at 7:50 in News & Reviews | viewed 475 times and users have made 18 comments so far
As we discuss the issue of Christian rap, I am moving toward an evaluation of the form itself. But before we get there I must lay the necessary groundwork to prove that such an evaluation is necessary or even possible. Monday... (Continue reading)
Intelligibility vs. Immediacy
Written on 3 Sep, 2009 at 14:47 in News & Reviews | viewed 125 times and users have made 0 comments so far
Fitting with today’s post on accessibility vs. immediacy, I stumbled across some statements from Terry Johnson’s The Worship of God: Reformed Concepts of Biblical Worship (Christian Focus, 2005). Speaking of contemporary Christian music, Johnson notes, First, it often promotes itself as... (Continue reading)
Book Review: Christ-Centered Worship by Bryan Chapell
Written on 27 Aug, 2009 at 9:28 in Book Reviews, Featured | viewed 313 times and users have made 0 comments so far
Christ-Centered Worship: Letting the Gospel Shape Our Practice, by Bryan Chapell. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2009. 307 pp. $24.99. “Structures tell stories.” So opens Bryan Chapell’s recent volume, Christ-Centered Worship: Letting the Gospel Shape Our Practice, published by Baker Academic. Chapell,... (Continue reading)
Formality and Reverence Continued
Written on 21 Apr, 2009 at 7:57 in News & Reviews | viewed 25 times and users have made 0 comments so far
Thomas Clay continues his series with some helpful advice. ... (Continue reading)
“Can we be reverent without being formal?”
Written on 15 Apr, 2009 at 12:37 in News & Reviews | viewed 65 times and users have made 0 comments so far
Thomas Clay asks. ... (Continue reading)
