Most of us began 2008 with a renewed commitment to the stewardship of our bodies. Scan almost any list of New Year’s resolutions and you are sure to find something like "lose weight" or "get fit" near the top. These are worthy goals. But fitness is more than calories in the tummy or reps at …
Category Archive: Worship
Jan 29 2008
Worship: A Clue to the Meaning of Life
Ravi Zacharias recently addressed the topic of worship: Is the question of worship merely style of music? What has God Himself said to us in the Bible about worship? Perhaps you’ve never connected the ideas of worship and life’s meaning, but on today’s program Ravi Zacharias will show us that God has spoken about worship, …
Jan 22 2008
What the Church Could Learn from Springsteen //03
In part 3 of the Springsteen series, we explore another thought from Rick Newman and US News and World Report. Rick’s third observation from the Boss is that he gives the people what they want. Here are Rick’s own words: Experiments get a more welcome reception when mingled with something familiar. Throughout the show, Springsteen …
Jan 17 2008
What the Church Could Learn from Springsteen //02
Thanks once again to Rick Newman from U.S. News & World Report for the article on what the Boss can teach CEOs. Crossing it over from Business to church leadership, we explore Rick’s #2 observation: Innovate. In Rick’s own words, Springsteen’s knack for turning old material into something completely new seems like a magic touch …
Jan 10 2008
Happy Clappy Worship
The White Horse Inn podcast recently completed a look at modern day worship. Episodes can be downloaded via iTunes or at this webpage. Episodes included: What is Worship?Is worship something to be done once a week, or every minute of our lives? Why do we worship at all? Continuing their discussion of Soli Deo Gloria, …
Jan 07 2008
A note to Pastors: Work Less.
Alright. I am pretty fired up. In the past few weeks I have heard comments from people that get me amped. They all say it in different ways, but it goes something like this: I am working a ton of hours each week. I have not had a day off since I don’t know when, …
Jan 01 2008
Tired (Orphan’s Blood)
This is a simple song that I wrote this Summer in Australia. It had been brewing in my head and heart for a bit. A few weeks after we returned, Scott Telle put some quick graphics to it and we shared it in exchange. A complete version will be on the upcoming Simple Worship II …
Nov 15 2007
Response to New York Times on Worship and Atheism
Two of the most popular articles at the Times this past week addressed matters of faith. Ben Ratliff covers a story “Plugging in to Make a Joyful Noise to the Lord.“Stanley Fish addresses “Suffering, Evil and the Existence of God” in his regular column. Ratliff’s piece focuses on High Desert Church in Ca, examining their …
Nov 13 2007
Comparing and Contrasting Worship and Idolatry
Speaking at the 2007 Continuous Worship Conference, Mark Driscoll speaks on the topic Comparing and Contrasting Worship and Idolatry in this MP3 from Doxologist. Taking the perspective that worship is a worldview, Driscoll takes a look at ten questions commonly discussed and debated around the area of worship, and how they pertain to the converse …
Nov 12 2007
Stanley Fish, Ted Williams, Frank Sinatra and Character
In a recent NY Times blog, Stanley Fish (renown Postmodern scholar) reflects on his childhood and adulthood heroes: Ted Williams and Frank Sinatra. Interestingly, he points out that both men were, at times, quite unheroic in their treatment of women and in their violent public outbursts. After offering some interesting anecdotes, Fish comments on why …
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