Recently a video went viral on social media of a pastor calling out a mother and her young child and asking them to leave. Discussions… Read More »By the Waters of Babylon, Episode 12 now available: “Let the Little Children Come”
I have posted episode 6 of my new podcast, “By the Waters of Babylon.” You can listen here. In this episode, I trace the pattern… Read More »Episode 6 of “By the Waters of Babylon” Podcast Now Available: “The Theo-Logic of Biblical Worship”
Broadly speaking, theology is how we intentionally answer the questions James Sire provided (see last week’s post) that form the assumptions at the core of… Read More »What is the Nature of Religion? Theology
Last week I offered a brief synopsis of the standard evangelical progressive philosophy of culture and worship. Today, I’d like to offer a simple counterpoint… Read More »The Conservative Philosophy of Culture and Worship
So here are the primary points of my argument: Culture is the behavior of a people. The formation of certain kinds of behaviors falls squarely… Read More »Practice Makes Perfect: Culture and the Liturgies of Life
Over the past several weeks I have been making the argument that in order to shape the behavior–the culture–of a people, we must give attention… Read More »Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi
We saw last week that in order to counteract the negative effects of worldly liturgies, the liturgies of our churches must be shaped by Scripture.… Read More »Reenactment
Last week I mentioned that we are inevitably shaped by worldly liturgies, and so we need something to counteract this. This is where it will… Read More »Corporate Worship is Formative
The adoration of God is one of the most neglected practices in American evangelicalism. Many evangelicals could not even describe what adoration is. This neglect… Read More »Adoration
The following is the foreword to By the Waters of Babylon: Worship in a Post Christian Culture by Scott Aniol. The surprising acrimony that sometimes… Read More »T. David Gordon’s Foreword to By the Waters of Babylon
I am pleased to announce the publication of my next book, By the Waters of Babylon: Worship in a Post-Christian Culture, published by Kregel Publcations! Here’s… Read More »New Book! By the Waters of Babylon: Worship in a Post-Christian Culture
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
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
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
Recently, an article was written by Thomas Rainer here regarding a worship style that is attractive to Millennials. Just to be clear on the name “Millennials,” it… Read More »Biblical worship is trans-generational
This is a series to further explain the articles of “A Conservative Christian Declaration.” . We affirm that the worship of God is regulated through his… Read More »Article 7: On Scripture Regulated Worship
This week I am in the midst of teaching an intensive block class called “Biblical Foundations of Worship and Culture.” Although teaching 8:30-4 each day… Read More »Receive a Master of Arts in Worship without having to relocate
A Neglected Grace: Family Worship in the Christian Home, by Jason Helopoulos. Ross-shire, Scotland: Christian Focus, 2013. 119 pp. $10.00. “Family worship in the Christian… Read More »Review of A Neglected Grace by Jason Helopoulos
A passage often cited by evangelicals to prove that every cultural expression is legitimate since people from every nation will be admitted into heaven is… Read More »Does Revelation 5:9 prove that all kinds of cultural expressions will be in heaven?
The following is the paper I presented yesterday at the national meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society: PDF Audio Version Most church leaders readily recognize… Read More »The Mission of Worship: An Assessment of the Missional Church Movement’s Impact Upon Evangelical Worship Philosophy and Practice