Do you ever think about what you sing in church? Sometimes it is hard to do so. Songs have a lot of lyrics and usually (at least for me) you have to sing a song a number of times before the meaning of the lyrics truly sinks in. Jay and I had a short conversation…
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The Bachelor and Worship
I watch The Bachelor. There I said it. Yes I know, it is a wretched show that no God fearing person should watch, but Rose gets sucked into it every season and so we watch it together. This is the first season I actually know someone on the show. She got the “first impression rose”…
Should Non-Christians Be Involved on Worship Teams?
I recently wrote a paper for class on this and am currently navigating this in my job as well. This weekend we have a Christmas concert at my church and we have several people involved who are not believers. A couple days ago I twittered this: Anyone have an opinion about whether non-Christians should be…
A Theology of Worship // Part Four
This will be the last post in this series you can catch out the other posts if you want: Part One // Part Two // Part Three A Theology. At this point it would be good to examine two different types of worship that James Torrance labels “Unitarian worship” and “Trinitarian worship.” At face value…
A Theology of Worship // Part Three
Part Two Worship in the New Testament. If I could summarize the shift in how worship is presented in the New Testament from the Old Testament it would be with this: Jesus. The book of Hebrews provides a beneficial outline for coming to this conclusion. The Old Testament placed great value in worship through the…
A Theology of Worship // Part Two
Part One Worship in the Old Testament. Before we can come up with a theology of worship we must begin by looking at the subject from a biblical standpoint. In the Bible the English word “worship” is derived from four different Hebrew words and six different Greek words (in the NIV). A quick study of…