Is there a right way to do this? Evidently Simon, over at “Thinking Deeply” (I am not making this up) believes that there is and that I and others are doing it the wrong way because that is the title of his recent rant article against several Calvinist bloggers…
In case you missed it, BP ran an article by this title two weeks ago by Doug Baker that is very much worth reading. While applauding the gains made by the conservative resurgence Baker rightly warns that they will be temporary if there is not an ongoing effort to…
Yes, there is indeed going to be a debate about Calvinism and yes, yours truly has agreed to participate in it. After Ergun and Emir Caner showed up on this blog and began launching scud missiles against the doctrines of grace, James White reissued his challenge to Ergun to…
Thom Rainer, newly elected President of Lifeway finds his typically optimistic heart deeply challenged by the evangelistic anemia that characterizes most evangelical churches in America. According to his research, it takes 86 American church members one year to reach one person for Christ. His research further suggests some reasons…
I have spent the last week in Romania and enjoyed the fellowship and hospitality of Bethel Baptist Church in Cluj. The fellowship with brothers and sisters, most of whom lived under the repressive regime of Communism that only ended in 1989, has been most encouraging. It has been refreshing…
This is the fourth and final post in this series of guest blogs on “Finding Our Voice in Worship.” The question I want to consider is this: How can we help a church find an authentic voice in worship? Let me offer 5 observations. 1. To be authentic we…
This is the third in a series of guest blogs on “Finding Our Voice in Worship.” Once you have found music that is doctrinally sound and structurally sound, there is still one more test to consider: III. Music must be Congregationally Sound — authenticity We must sing music that…
This is the second in a series of guest blogs on “Finding Our Voice in Worship.” In the first post we considered the first filter or test in selecting music for worship, the test of veracity. If it passes this test, then next consider the structure: II. Music Must…
This is the first in a series of guest blogs on “Finding Our Voice in Worship.” Dr. Tom Ascol has asked me to step in while he is away in Romania this week and share some of my thoughts on music and worship. I am new to blogging, but…
I am scheduled to leave today for Romania where I will be visiting with a young pastor friend and preaching in the church he serves in Cluj. While I am away, Dr. Ken Puls will be posting some of his insights on worship. Ken is the Director of the…