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Misdiagnosis
Written on 12 Jan, 2010 at 11:37 in Articles on Music, Featured | viewed 443 times and users have made 19 comments so far
There has been a lot of talk in recent years on the internet and at conferences about why young people are rejecting fundamentalism and/or a conservative philosophy of worship. Everyone likes to play the blame game, but the issue that... (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 1,181 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)
What is influencing fundamentalist worship today?
Written on 15 Sep, 2009 at 8:00 in Articles on Worship, Editor's Picks, Featured | viewed 1,266 times and users have made 25 comments so far
As I consider the landscape of fundamentalism today,1 some characteristics of its worship encourage me, while others concern me. The primary influences on modern fundamentalist worship reveal the reasons for this mixed assessment. Three Influences Shaping Worship Today In my estimation, three... (Continue reading)
“Culture is always changing, and for that reason Fundamentalists must continually ask the question of how much they can change without sacrificing Biblical standards…”
Written on 30 Jun, 2009 at 8:02 in News & Reviews | viewed 57 times and users have made 0 comments so far
Gerald Priest on Fundamentalism and culture. ... (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 1,358 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)
Defining Soteriological and Hermeneutical Positions
Written on 23 May, 2009 at 12:17 in Articles on Theology, Featured | viewed 157 times and users have made 1 comment so far
Most of the vitriolic disagreement in fundamentalism or broader evangelicalism over Calvinism and what it may or may not lead to (I’ve heard lack of evangelism, CCM, and a whole list of other things) has more to do with misunderstanding... (Continue reading)
CCGG09 Addresses Challenges in Fundamentalism Past and Future
Written on 18 May, 2009 at 23:32 in News & Reviews | viewed 225 times and users have made 1 comment so far
Today I attended the Conference on the Church for God’s Glory, hosted by First Baptist Church of Rockford Illinois, where I served as associate pastor for 5 years. I just posted the audio of all the sessions from the day on... (Continue reading)
