Category: Philosophy of Worship
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Worship Does God's Story
(from the August 2011 Mountain Mover Newsletter at Faith Lutheran Church) Every time the church gathers together for worship it…
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Advice for New Church Musicians
Leading church music is different than any other type of music. It is a high calling that requires humility and…
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The Whole Sweep of Scripture
NT Wright – video by The Work of the People.
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God's Meal & Table – Alternate Preparation for Eucharist
On Sunday at Theophilus, I improvised some words as we prepared to celebrate God’s meal together. Someone asked me to…
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Why do we sing hymns? (part 3)
Part 1 Part 2 This is the third post in a three-part series on why singing hymns (defined as “sacred…
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Why do we sing hymns? (part 2)
Part 1 of why we sing hymns HERE. God’s people have been singing hymns for a long time. It’s not…
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Why do we sing hymns?
First we should settle on a definition of what a “hymn” is. For some it’s already a loaded term. But…
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Fourfold Benediction
Here is the benediction we have been using the last couple of weeks at Theophilus: We have been washed in…
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Thoughts on the Sacraments
Some of my old acquaintances know that I’m in a different space now. If you knew me from school, or…