A Worship Catechism (10)
60. What is the Spirit’s work in this cycle also known as? Grace: He grants the grace of conviction, the grace of cleansing, the grace… Read More »A Worship Catechism (10)
David de Bruyn
David de Bruyn pastors New Covenant Baptist Church in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is a graduate of Central Baptist Theological Seminary in Minnesota and the University of South Africa (D.Th.). Since 1999, he has presented a weekly radio program that is heard throughout much of central South Africa. He also blogs at Churches Without Chests.
Adoring With Caravaggio
Take some time to consider Caravaggio’s Adoration of the Shepherds. Don’t scan and speed-read, but if you have the time, stop and stare. First, where… Read More »Adoring With Caravaggio
A Worship Catechism (9)
52. What is meant by consecration? Consecration is dedicating something to the holy glory of God. 53. What are we to consecrate to God? Whatever… Read More »A Worship Catechism (9)
A Worship Catechism (8)
46. What is meant by confession? Confession is the agreement of the mind and heart with God’s conviction (1 John 1:9). The mind agrees with… Read More »A Worship Catechism (8)
A Worship Catechism (7)
39. What is meant by imagination? Imagination is that faculty which interprets and construes reality, and enables us to understand both what is seen and… Read More »A Worship Catechism (7)
A Worship Catechism (6)
33. What is meant by communing with God? Communing with God is beholding of the glory of the Triune God, directly and indirectly, in the… Read More »A Worship Catechism (6)
A Worship Catechism (5)
29. What has the Father done to enable us to abide in God’s presence? The Father lovingly chose us in Christ before the foundation of… Read More »A Worship Catechism (5)
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23. How does God accomplish this love in us? God sheds His love abroad in our hearts by work of grace: changing our natures to… Read More »A Worship Catechism (4)
A Worship Catechism (3)
15. How does the Father magnify God’s beauty? The Father magnifies the glory of God as Beholder, by delighting in it and declaring its uniqueness… Read More »A Worship Catechism (3)
A Worship Catechism (2)
8. Can we love anything or anyone besides God? Ultimate love for God demands that we love all that God loves, for His sake (Matthew 10:37).… Read More »A Worship Catechism (2)
A Worship Catechism (1)
1. What is the great priority and purpose of man? Man’s great priority and purpose is to love God with his entire being: heart, soul,… Read More »A Worship Catechism (1)
Why Tolkien Wrote About Middle-Earth
Some Evangelicals’ credo might be: “There is only one Tolkien, and Peter Jackson is his Prophet.” While there is no denying that the art of… Read More »Why Tolkien Wrote About Middle-Earth
Why Christians Should Care About Meaning in Art
Christians claim to be concerned with meaning. They debate over the meaning of texts of Scripture, and urge particular hermeneutics, so as to arrive at… Read More »Why Christians Should Care About Meaning in Art
Chestless Churches
What would ‘Churches Without Chests” look like? To use a strictly Lewisian definition, it would be groups of professing believers without ‘the spirited element’. In… Read More »Chestless Churches
Tozer’s Third Concern – Worship and Entertainment
Perhaps Tozer used more ink on the topic of worship than on any other. As Tozer watched the heritage of Christianity being exchanged for a… Read More »Tozer’s Third Concern – Worship and Entertainment
Tozer’s Second Concern – Pragmatism
A.W. Tozer had the uncommon ability to step aside from his own culture, and see as alien what had become natural. Tozer saw that the… Read More »Tozer’s Second Concern – Pragmatism
Tozer’s First Concern – Illumination
It would be easy – or more precisely, lazy – to dismiss Tozer’s concern with the doctrine of illumination 1 as a form of flakey… Read More »Tozer’s First Concern – Illumination
Tozer’s Three Concerns
Although A.W. Tozer’s writings ranged over all kinds of topics, three concerns dominated Tozer’s writings. You’ll find him returning to these often, and giving them… Read More »Tozer’s Three Concerns
Sweetly Destructive
Sentimentalism would not be high on pastors’ lists of threats to the church, were they to be polled for such a thing. False doctrine, lack… Read More »Sweetly Destructive
What Churches Take For Granted (But No Longer Should)
A first-grade teacher does not require, but typically expects the five and six-year-olds that arrive in class to be able to: * understand enough language… Read More »What Churches Take For Granted (But No Longer Should)