Theology Matters
Worship must be theologically informed if it is to be Christian worship. Otherwise may be worship, but not necessarily worshipping Jesus as revealed in the Word of God.
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Prone to Wander
The worship leader I talked to said when he performed “Come Thou Fount,” he changed the lyrics. Why?
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The Story of God in 10 Minutes
The story of God as presented by Matt Papa in 10 minutes.
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Passages Interactive Bible Exhibit: Bringing History Alive
Passages: a fascinating assemblage of remarkable material that should be of intense interest to any Christian.
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Bonhoeffer: The Book
“The price we are having to pay today in the shape of the collapse of the organised church is only the inevitable consequence…we baptised, confirmed, and absolved a whole nation without condition…But the call to follow Jesus in the narrow way was hardly ever heard.“
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Mighty Acts of God: A Family Bible Story Book
We’ve been reading a new children’s Bible during our devotions that both we and our kids are enjoying: Mighty Acts of God: A Family Bible Story Book. This volume (which our five year old understands much of) takes a chronological view of the Bible, and tells stories in a way that connects kids to Bible truth.
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Catechism for Young Children: An Introduction to the Shorter Catechism
CATECHISM FOR YOUNG CHILDRENAn Introduction to the Shorter Catechism
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It’s Friday…but Sunday’s Coming
H.M. Lockridge’s viral message. It’s FridayJesus is prayingPeter’s a sleepingJudas is betrayingBut Sunday’s comin’ It’s FridayPilate’s strugglingThe council is conspiringThe crowd is vilifyingThey don’t even knowThat Sunday’s comin’ It’s FridayThe disciples are runningLike sheep without a shepherdMary’s cryingPeter is denyingBut they don’t knowThat Sunday’s a comin’ It’s FridayThe Romans beat my JesusThey robe him in
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Orthodoxy: What is Required?
Much of the New Testament is given to give Christians direction with regard to how they should live their lives, as well as to what they should believe about Jesus and God. Heresy within the church was a major concern of the Apostles, as was the propensity of some to claim Christ but not live
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Does our theology prepare us for nuclear devastation on American soil?
It’s easy to get caught up in the prosperity of the day, believing that life will always continue as it has during the past thirty years, devoid of widespread trauma, pain, disease, or death. But history tells us this prosperity and comfort we have grown accustomed to is not the norm, and the Bible tells
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Restoring Broken Worship
by Steven Curtis Chapman “Group hug, group hug!” It was a typical Monday morning, and as the resident “Tigger” in our family (as my clan has labeled me), I was wearing the cheerleader hat and using my shepherd’s crook to get our three oldest children off to school. Peering through slits where there should be