Why I’ve Stopped Showing Up on Time at Your Church

June 4, 2013 By 10 Comments
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You may not have noticed, but it seems a lot of people have stopped showing up on time at your church. Maybe you're one of them. Which might explain why you haven't noticed. Noticing that people have stopped showing up on time at church seems to have been what started the, well, I guess you could call it a rant of sorts. It seems some church-going fellow went off  right in the middle of a worship service recently. Stirred things up quite a bit from what I hear. Some conspiracy theorists have … [Read more...]

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Zip-Line Pastor Entrances and Skyfall Worship Music

April 4, 2013 By 6 Comments
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Well,I thought I had seen it all. Does this zip-line entrance into church by Pastor Rod Parsley qualify as "by any means" or is it a step too far? What's next? Pat Robertson's hair catching on fire while he records a commercial for the 700Club -- while moonwalking? As a pallate cleanser, try out this stirring rendition of "Skyfall" -- by the Granger Community Church worship band. In church. Took me back to my post Why I've Stopped Singing in Your Church. Big HT to A Little … [Read more...]

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Why I’ve Stopped Singing in Your Church

July 15, 2012 By 845 Comments

I love music. Truly I do. I love to sing. But you wouldn't know it on Sunday morning when I'm visiting your church. I'm not talking to all of you, of course. I'm sure many churches, maybe even yours, get it right. I just haven't been there that often, I guess. My experiences with modern worship music in evangelical Christianity often leave me not just silent, but wondering if I should be joining George Bailey in making a quick exit from the agony. To be candid, I know how to behave … [Read more...]

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