How do children learn to worship?
Yesterday I had the opportunity to present a special library lecture on the topic of family worship. I emphasized the importance of both welcoming children… Read More »How do children learn to worship?
Articles on Worship
Corporate worship and the formation of a new culture
Navigating the difficult relationship between corporate worship and the culture around is is a challenge, but it is one made easier when we recognize the… Read More »Corporate worship and the formation of a new culture
The unique significance of corporate worship
As I have explained many times before, Christian worship should be defined in terms of the believer’s relationship to God through Christ, and thus worship… Read More »The unique significance of corporate worship
How Liturgy Shapes Preaching
The Free Church tradition typically devotes more thought to the way preaching shapes liturgy than vice versa. This is an unfortunate imbalance that overlooks the… Read More »How Liturgy Shapes Preaching
How Preaching Shapes Liturgy
Every church follows a form of liturgy, whether intentional or not. Unfortunately, some churches tend toward two extremes in this matter. Some traditions take liturgy… Read More »How Preaching Shapes Liturgy
Spurgeon on counterfeit affections
At this blog, we are concerned about the affections. We believe that true Christian love is a supernatural and gracious work of the Holy Spirit, and… Read More »Spurgeon on counterfeit affections
Liturgy is cool
Carl Trueman recently addressed the phenomenon within Millennial evangelicalism that is increasingly regarding ancient liturgical practices (especially Ash Wednesday and Lent) as cool. He’s right:… Read More »Liturgy is cool
A Psalm for Giving Thanks
This setting of Psalm 100 to “Old Hundredth” was composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams. The conductor is Sir David WIllcocks and the organist is Stephen Krahn. Also… Read More »A Psalm for Giving Thanks
All Things to All Men | Part 3: What the Passage Means (vv19-20)
In 1 Cor 9:22, Paul writes, “I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some.” This is series… Read More »All Things to All Men | Part 3: What the Passage Means (vv19-20)
Victoria Osteen and the Evangelical confusion about Christian happiness
You’ve very likely seen this now viral video clip of Victoria Osteen proudly proclaiming that when we worship God, we’re not doing it for him,… Read More »Victoria Osteen and the Evangelical confusion about Christian happiness
Christian Worship is Trinitarian
The Christian faith is Trinitarian. We worship the one God in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. One of the ways we rightly respond to the… Read More »Christian Worship is Trinitarian
Why gather for corporate worship?
Both Old Testament command and New Testament example demonstrate that God desires that believers lift His praises together. He wants His children to gather for… Read More »Why gather for corporate worship?
How corporate worship is and is not like a baseball game
Yesterday I attended a baseball game with my family, and I found myself pondering again a comparison I’ve often heard made by preachers between corporate… Read More »How corporate worship is and is not like a baseball game
The most significant misconception about music in worship
Here’s one of the most important concepts about music in worship I think needs to be communicated to pastors and parishioners alike: Music in the context… Read More »The most significant misconception about music in worship
How I order corporate worship
Although there is no prescribed liturgy1 in Scripture, we do have clear commands that our corporate worship be “decent and in order” (1 Cor 14:40).… Read More »How I order corporate worship
Free eBook of Back to Basics Series
Over the past several months I have written a series of short articles in which I dealt with the major categories of a biblical philosophy of… Read More »Free eBook of Back to Basics Series
Affections and Passions
Perhaps one of the most important ideas to grasp in any discussion of music and worship is the difference between affections and passions. Premodern thought… Read More »Affections and Passions
A great model for pastoral worship oversight
Last week in two separate posts I addressed the issue of pastoral oversight in worship and music. I agreed with Michael Lawrence’s article that pastors should… Read More »A great model for pastoral worship oversight
More on pastors and musical training
There has been a profitable discussion happening in the comments of my recent observations about the need for pastors to be trained in worship and… Read More »More on pastors and musical training
This is why pastors should be educated in music and worship
9Marks published that “some elder should exercise oversight over picking the music and all the other details of the worship service.” I agree with Lawrence for… Read More »This is why pastors should be educated in music and worship