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Category: Worship
Should Christians celebrate Seder meals on Maundy Thursday?
The document I refer to in the video from the Council of Christians and Jews can be found here
Contemporary worship by subject
One of the benefits of the old fashioned hymnal was that often, the hymns were ordered by subject. rather than alphabetically (unlike contemporary song books or online resources). The benefit is that the person choosing the songs can quickly find songs that link to the particular theme that the service will focus on. So, a… Continue reading Contemporary worship by subject
Table fencing?
Steve Kneale has written here about hedging or fencing the Table. This is a term used in some circles to do with communion. It is particularly associated with Strict Baptists. They are known as such not because they have lots of rules but because they are strict about who is admitted to the Lords Supper,… Continue reading Table fencing?
Responding to the full argument of the Evangelical Times article on reformed charismatics
I’ve recently engaged with an article from Evangelical Times where the author claimed that he needed to escape from the so called Calvinistic charismatics.. As mentioned before, I did contact ET and make two requests, first that they would publish a response giving the New Frontiers/Reformed Charismatic side of things to enable a fair hearing. … Continue reading Responding to the full argument of the Evangelical Times article on reformed charismatics
Could Jonathan Edwards have preached “sinners in the hands of an angry God” after a worship “jolly up”?
Have a watch of this little video clip If you are unable to access it, the person being interviewed claims Some of you might be nodding along in agreement. Pleas don’t. First, it’s not true. I’ve done the exercise to place songs in order according to subject and you will find if you do it… Continue reading Could Jonathan Edwards have preached “sinners in the hands of an angry God” after a worship “jolly up”?
The gift is …
The waiting and anticipation is over. It may be that some of you knew all along what you were getting for Christmas. You made a list, you were asked for suggestions. Some presents will have come as a surprise, you weren’t expecting them. I’m a traditionalist, so that means I don’t like the idea of… Continue reading The gift is …
Xmas and Christmas revisited. Why I don’t like that CS Lewis essay
I mentioned the other day that I don’t like CS Lewis’s essay mocking “Xmas”. I wrote a year or two back about why.
Infant of Mary … Offspring of Eve
One of my mum’s favourite carols was the lesser known “Child in the manger”. It’s set to the same tune as “Morning has broken”. Child in the manger, infant of Mary,outcast and stranger, Lord of all!Child who inherits all our transgressions,all our demerits on him fall. Once the most holy child of salvationgentle and lowly… Continue reading Infant of Mary … Offspring of Eve
On the marketing of worship: Why TGC’s review of the Getty’s new Worship song left me uncomfortable
. This post showed up on my Facebook feed recently from the Gettys sharing a link toa post on The Gospel Coalition website reviewing/promoting their new worship song “Christus Victor (Amen)”. It left me feeling, to use the word of one of my friends who commented “queasy”. First it is worth saying that we will… Continue reading On the marketing of worship: Why TGC’s review of the Getty’s new Worship song left me uncomfortable
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