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Can Rap be Christian? The Presuppositions
Written on 5 Oct, 2009 at 7:58 in Featured | viewed 1,113 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)
Emotion, Worship, Revivalism, and Pentecostalism
Written on 4 Sep, 2009 at 15:14 in News & Reviews | viewed 266 times and users have made 0 comments so far
After considering the following theological and historical underpinnings of contemporary worship, consider the theological positions of those most influential in evangelical worship today. From W. Robert Godfrey, “Worship and the Emotions,” in Give Praise to God, Philip Graham Ryken, et.al. (Phillipsburg:... (Continue reading)
Train Your Child’s Heart Before His Head
Written on 2 Jul, 2009 at 8:00 in Articles on Worship, Editor's Picks, Featured | viewed 577 times and users have made 6 comments so far
Children learn to worship God primarily through participating in rightly ordered worship. Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. Any concerned, Christian parent is committed to training his or... (Continue reading)
Tozer on Worship
Written on 2 Jul, 2009 at 7:45 in News & Reviews | viewed 53 times and users have made 0 comments so far
Here. I have a difficult time excusing our careless and irreverent attitudes concerning our Lord and Savior. I feel strongly that worshipping Christians should never be guilty of using a theological word or expression in a popular or careless sense unless... (Continue reading)
A Tale of Two Song Leaders
Written on 18 Jun, 2009 at 21:06 in Featured, Song Leading | viewed 388 times and users have made 7 comments so far
About a year ago I posted a piece on leading congregational singing; I compared two conferences, one in which I was privileged to plan and lead the services, and another I had recently attended. I made some somewhat controversial statements about... (Continue reading)
A Plea for Serious, Thoughtful Song Leading
Written on 18 Jun, 2009 at 8:00 in Featured, Song Leading | viewed 300 times and users have made 7 comments so far
Let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire. My fellow song leaders and pastors, If we find value in having song leaders (and I am not certain they are always needed), must we make... (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)
Worship That Is Acceptable To God
Written on 8 Jul, 2008 at 13:14 in Articles on Worship | viewed 800 times and users have made 3 comments so far
One of the most widely debated issues in churches today revolves around the subject of worship. What does worship that is acceptable to God look like? What is the substance of acceptable worship? What elements are included in acceptable worship?... (Continue reading)
Reverent Worship
Written on 18 Apr, 2008 at 19:23 in News & Reviews | viewed 225 times and users have made 0 comments so far
Tozer: “No one who knows Him intimately can ever be flippant in His presence.“ ... (Continue reading)
