A polarized debate goes on between different stripes of Christians over the place of experience in Christianity. One side asserts that experiential faith (what the… Read More »The Idols of Intensity and Extemporaneity
Last week, I noted that the most common expectation today of the Holy Spirit’s work in worship is that he will make God’s presence known… Read More »Pentecostalism’s View of the Holy Spirit’s Work in Worship
Over the past several weeks I have been showing that, while differences over worship theology and practice have been one of the most significant doctrinal dividers,… Read More »Blurring doctrinal distinctives with Praise and Worship
During the summer of 2014, Pastor Matt Recker published a series of blog posts in which he argued that the New Calvinism is essentially a… Read More »Matt Recker and the Gospel Coalition, Part 8: Charismatic Theology
Christians ought to desire everything that God has in store for them. It would be wrong to neglect any good and perfect gift that God… Read More »Cessationism: What Counts As Evidence?
W. Robert Godfrey provides1 a helpful look at how the Pentecostal movement impacted evangelicalism’s understanding of the nature of emotion (particularly physical expressiveness) in worship.… Read More »Pentecostalism, emotion, and worship
In the most recent issue of In the Nick of Time, Kevin Bauder warns against the dangers of even the recent, more mild forms of charismaticism.… Read More »Charismatic worship?