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
Browse articles on various topics below.
How to Have a Missions-Minded Church, Part 3: More on Finances
The work of ministry on any significant scale requires resources. This is especially true of the work of missions. Nearly every country that admits missionaries… Read More »How to Have a Missions-Minded Church, Part 3: More on Finances
Theological Issues at Stake in Discussions of Culture and Contextualization
Discussion of culture is an essential ingredient in any intelligent philosophy of Christian music. Especially in today’s globalized, multicultural environment, understanding what culture is and… Read More »Theological Issues at Stake in Discussions of Culture and Contextualization
Here I Stand
I just finished reading Here I Stand, the biography of Martin Luther by Roland Bainton. I look forward to the day I feel the rugged embrace… Read More »Here I Stand
How to Have a Missions-Minded Church: Financial Support
Jeff Straub Last week, I began to offer some advice to help churches become more missions-minded. My first counsel was that the pastor must himself… Read More »How to Have a Missions-Minded Church: Financial Support
Paul the Cultural Conservative
One of the most difficult passages of Paul’s writings to interpret is 1 Corinthians 11:2-16. In this passage, Paul commands Christian women who are praying or… Read More »Paul the Cultural Conservative
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
When Belief in Christ Breaks the Home Apart
In Mark 6:4, Jesus is rejected by His listeners in Nazareth and quotes the well-known proverb: “A prophet is not without honor, except in his… Read More »When Belief in Christ Breaks the Home Apart
How to Have a Missions-Minded Church: The Pastor
Jeff Straub Seminary professors who come to the classroom with missionary and pastoral experience can offer immense practical value to men preparing for ministry. I… Read More »How to Have a Missions-Minded Church: The Pastor
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
The Method and Means of Consecration
2) Method: Do It Heartily Bondservants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but in sincerity of… Read More »The Method and Means of Consecration
Another One Bites the Dust
Spurgeon. Pillsbury. Atlantic. Calvary. Northland. Now Tennessee Temple. These are all names of fundamentalist educational institutions that have closed their doors (through dissolution, merger, or… Read More »Another One Bites the Dust
Until fairly recently, every educated person would have known this
There are many factors that have contributed to problems in worship today, but I believe one of the most significant is the fact that very… Read More »Until fairly recently, every educated person would have known this
Theories of Inspiration
Nearly everyone who claims to be a Christian also professes to believe in the inspiration of the Bible. They give different answers, however, to the… Read More »Theories of Inspiration
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
Four Approaches to Classical Christian Education, Part 2: Towards a Definition
I recently wrote a post introducing a new series about the four distinct ways that evangelicals are doing classical Christian education in 2015–more than 30… Read More »Four Approaches to Classical Christian Education, Part 2: Towards a Definition
Are emotions universal?
This is a fascinating article in many ways. It traces the scientific debate concerning what, exactly, emotions are and whether they are universal or not.… Read More »Are emotions universal?
Special Revelation
General revelation encompasses truth concerning God that can be known by experiencing or examining what God has done, whether in the natural world or in… Read More »Special Revelation
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