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July 2017

July 23, 2017
By reducing worship to an issue of preference, we've reduced its importance, made ourselves into...
July 18, 2017
The problem is that these "rediscovered" hymns aren't really hymns at all.
July 14, 2017
The only tradition in contemporary church culture is reinvention. That is the only Lord and...
July 05, 2017
"Make America Great Again" is not Christian in statement or purpose, and its blatant use...
July 03, 2017
The New Testament is clear that to follow Christ is to affirm that he is...
July 02, 2017
At last night's "Celebrate Freedom Rally," the choir and orchestra of First Baptist Dallas premiered...
July 01, 2017
I have to tell you, folks, it's not always clear if the American evangelical church...

June 2017

June 26, 2017
In all seriousness, can someone please tell me how this is in any way appropriate...
June 20, 2017
Oh sure, not everyone is a potential Callas or Pavarotti. But the truth is that...
June 07, 2017
"Oceans" is the greatest worship song ever. - Every Contemporary Worship Leader Ever, apparently If...
June 05, 2017
Or, why mainline churches really shouldn't try to do contemporary commercial worship. I'm always puzzled...

May 2017

May 28, 2017
What do patriotic celebrations teach non-Americans about our view of the gospel?
May 24, 2017
Dear Christian, forsake the Sunday production. You have my blessing, even if you have no...
May 16, 2017
For those of you who are familiar with my work, that title might be a...
May 10, 2017
John Blackburn was a classmate of mine at Baylor University. The first time I heard...

April 2017

April 30, 2017
I really wanted the title to be "Sometimes Hymns Suck, Too," but you have to...
April 28, 2017
I gave it up because, honestly, CCM wasn’t really contemporary, and it wasn’t really Christian....
April 18, 2017
He is risen, indeed. Alleluia! It's still Easter, friends. Of course, if you come from...
April 14, 2017
I dislike the silly little titles pastors give these series, the way it stamps their...
April 05, 2017
On the night our Savior was betrayed, he gathered with his disciples for his last...

March 2017

March 26, 2017
"To change lives, our worship must connect with its congregants. God's story must enter into...
March 26, 2017
Fourth Sunday in Lent Longing for Light, We Wait in Darkness Text: Bernadette Farrell, 1993...
March 21, 2017
On a whim, I recently contacted famed American organist Frederick Swann, asking for his response...
March 19, 2017
Unfortunately some Christians live as though the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ never happened....
March 17, 2017
Third Sunday in Lent Jesu, Thou Joy of Loving Hearts Text: Bernard of Clairvaux, ~1160;...
March 12, 2017
  I hear the inevitable moan every first Sunday in Lent. "Why does Lent have...
March 09, 2017
Second Sunday in Lent God's Own Child, I Gladly Say It Text: Erdmann Neumeister, 18th...
March 07, 2017
The High Cost of the Worship Wars The worst thing about the worship wars wasn't...
March 05, 2017
First Sunday in Lent O Love, How Deep, How Broad, How High Text: attributed to...
March 01, 2017
Clergy are reluctant to let silence blossom within their service plans for fear that their...
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