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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? 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)
Can Rap be Christian? Evaluating Hip Hop
Written on 9 Oct, 2009 at 7:50 in Featured | viewed 1,342 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)
Can Rap be Christian? The Presuppositions
Written on 5 Oct, 2009 at 7:58 in Featured | viewed 1,128 times and users have made 10 comments so far
Are “Christian” and “rap” mutually exclusive? Mark Dever’s answer after a 9Marks interview with Shai Linne and Curtis Allen (Voice): “Hardly.” This from one of the most conservative evangelicals alive today. It is primarily for that reason that I’d like to make... (Continue reading)
Mark Dever on visual elements in worship
Written on 14 Sep, 2009 at 13:40 in News & Reviews | viewed 206 times and users have made 0 comments so far
From Matthew Pinson, ed., J. Perspectives on Christian Worship: Five Views. City: B&H Academic, 2009. The day will come when we will worship God by sight (Rev 22:4), but until that day New Testament worship is worship of the living Word... (Continue reading)
A critique of contemporary worship by Ligon Duncan
Written on 11 Sep, 2009 at 15:36 in News & Reviews | viewed 306 times and users have made 2 comments so far
From Matthew Pinson, J., Perspectives on Christian Worship: Five Views (B&H Academic, 2009) pp. 111-112. Consequently, when evangelicals consider circumstances (such as having a “contemporary style” of music) as key to the effectiveness of public worship, or as the distinctive of a... (Continue reading)
Two essays on how technological media may change the message
Written on 12 Jun, 2009 at 15:15 in News & Reviews | viewed 59 times and users have made 0 comments so far
Tim Challies: “Don’t Take Your iPod to Church!” Al Mohler: “Adventures Among the Twitterati — Why Use Twitter?“ ... (Continue reading)
“Not every medium is appropriate for the message.”
Written on 14 Apr, 2009 at 7:59 in News & Reviews | viewed 62 times and users have made 0 comments so far
Thabiti Anyabwile on twittering the gospel. ... (Continue reading)
