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Someone emailed me recently asking for a list of articles that refuted musical relativism. Here is my reply:
Really, I think the issue comes down to whether there is any universal meaning at all in music and whether any of that meaning is inappropriate for Christians. Of course, my two books both deal with [...]
Continue Reading →The year I began ministry as an Associate Pastor at First Baptist Church in Rockford, IL, we launched a conference called Conference on the Church for God’s Glory. The conference has been running every year since then, this year marking its 10th anniversary.
Themes from previous conferences have included: Lordship Salvation, Open Theism, Charles Finney, [...]
Continue Reading →A free course being offered this June at Central Baptist Theological Seminary of Minneapolis should be of particular interest to readers of this site. Click here for a video introduction from Kevin.
I highly recommend this course; I can think of few better qualified to teach on this critical subject than [...]
Continue Reading →Few readers here will be surprised to learn that most, if not all, hymnals, due to space constraints, omit a stanza or two from at least a few of the hymns found within their pages. The inevitable and, often, unfortunate consequence of this practice is that some great stanzas of devotional poetry are effectively lost [...]
Continue Reading →Gary Snyder in The Poet’s Work.
I learn [from an ideal mentor] what it really takes to be a craftsman, what it really means to be committed, what it really means to work. What it means to be serious about your craft . . . Not backing off any of the challenges that [...]
Continue Reading →Here are some articles in honor of Reformation Day:
Did Luther Use Tunes from Love Songs?
The Conservatism of the Normative Principle
In 2007, Kevin Roose transferred from secular, liberal Brown University to evangelical, conservative Liberty University. This was not because he had been converted; Roose was raised in a version of the Quaker tradition which, according to him, involved sitting quietly in a chairs arranged in a circle for large portions of their meeting time–by the [...]
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