Tag: church
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On the Tenth Anniversary of My Ordination
On Sunday, December 8, 2002 I was ordained at Pedernales Valley Baptist Church in Spicewood, TX. On Saturday, December 8,…
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Evaluating Worship
(HT: Lester Ruth and Dean McIntyre from whom I borrowed) (Download: EVALUATING WORSHIP Questionnaire) Worship is always being evaluated. Although it…
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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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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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Fourth of July – Mark 9:33-35
Every third week or so, I get to teach the lesson at our Day School at Faith Lutheran. It’s a…
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Proposing an Ancient-Future Faith
I’m part of a new community that is forming called the “Ancient Future Faith Network” (AncientFutureFaithNetwork.org). I’ve always felt the…