Music in Worship Services: Divisiveness of Worship Music? In part 3, as I was considering the genres of music used in worship services, I an idea occurred to me. This may be a bit tangential to our discussion, but it’s certainly related. It’s been said that Sunday morning (when people go to church) is the
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I’m With Don – Thoughts on Worship Services Part 3
Music in Worship Services: What Genre? The last point I made in part 2 brings me to the next. If God wants us to worship him in a way that we enjoy, then when we use music to worship it makes sense for us to use music which we like. But… not everyone listens to
I’m With Don – Thoughts on Worship Services Part 2
(Note: this is part 2 of a post I started here.) Now that I’ve talked about church, I want to begin looking at the worship service. There are typically two main parts to evangelical worship services: singing and a sermon. I’ll talk a bit about each. Music in Worship Services: Worship or Concert? Mention the
I’m With Don – Thoughts on Worship Services Part 1
Okay. I know this happened a few weeks ago, which at the pace things seem to go on the internet, is apparently a really long time. But I trust it’s not too late to join the conversation. I actually heard about Donald Miller’s blog post before I had caught up to it (his is one
The Cross and Christian Community
Frank Viola recently shared an article and an audio message on the same subject. I believe the material is excellent and needed, so I wanted to highlight it here. Viola talks about the key role the cross plays in the development of Christian community. I’d recommend checking out both resources (linked above), though if I
Course Review: Living by the Indwelling Life of Christ
Last fall Frank Viola released a course entitled “Living by the Indwelling Life of Christ”. It contains nine audio messages (with an additional introduction) and an accompanying PDF workbook. The workbook doesn’t contribute greatly in my opinion. The contents of four of the chapters only take up a page each, and three additional chapters only
Book Review: Letters to the House Church Movement
I recently finished reading “Letters the the House Church Movement” by Rad Zdero. This is the first book authored by Zdero which I’ve read. To be honest, I was disappointed in this book. First, the book feels like a collection of disjointed fragments. Due to the nature of the material (a collection of letters), this
Ragamuffin: Rich Mullins, Fame, Humanity, and God’s Love
Last Thursday I had the opportunity to see Ragamuffin, a movie about “the true story of Rich Mullins”. Wow. I did not know much about Rich’s story going into this movie (I’m not a fan of that genre of music). So I was surprised—in a good way—by how deep the film was. It’s incredibly deep…
Is the Emphasis on Creationism Harmful to Christianity?
The creation-evolution debate is back in the news this week as Ken Ham held a public debate with Bill Nye. Ken Ham’s organization, Answers in Genesis, is representative of a certain segment of Christianity (primarily in the U.S. I believe). They believe and promote the idea that the Bible and specifically Genesis are inerrant, factual,
Click – Fast Forwarding Past God
I watched the movie Click again last week. In the film, the main character, Michael, receives a remote whereby he is able to fast forward through all of the situations in his life which frustrate him. He always thinks life will be better once he’s over being sick, through fighting with his wife, or his