Tag: church

  • 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,…

  • Evaluating Worship

    (HT: Lester Ruth and Dean McIntyre from whom I borrowed) (Download: EVALUATING WORSHIP Questionnaire) Worship is always being evaluated. Although it…

  • All Are Saints

      All Saints’ Day is a widely celebrated event in the Christian world. In the Roman Catholic Church it is…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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,…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Fellowship Belongs

    Transcript: Acts 2:42-47 42They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.…