Category: Theology
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Ashes to Ashes
“Images from the Ash Wednesday liturgy are spoken over bodies not only in church buildings at the beginning of Lent…
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All Are Saints
All Saints’ Day is a widely celebrated event in the Christian world. In the Roman Catholic Church it is…
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True Spirituality
(Reflection from the Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost) Psalm 15:1-2: LORD, who may dwell in your tabernacle? Who may abide upon…
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Philosophy of Worship, part 4
4. Worship should employ a wide range of styles. There are as many styles of worship as there are tastes…
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Philosophy of Worship, part 3
3. Worship should seek diversity and encourage it. God is diverse in taste. God loves spicy Latin worship. God loves…
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Philosophy of Worship, part 2
2. Worship should seek to glorify God – not us. Worship that glorifies us sounds like this: The worship was ok today,…
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Philosophy of Worship, part 1
When I was in seminary, I took a course called “Philosophy of Worship.” The course project was to compose a…
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Holy Communion – what’s in a name?
Did you know that there are a variety of names for the sharing of bread and wine in worship? Those…
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Andrew Jones: 'Mighty to Save' and other worship songs that annoy me
From Tall Skinny Kiwi: The line that bugs me is this one: “Saviour, he can move the mountains” It’s not…
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