Strange Lyre: Conclusion
A good theologian once drew me a diagram of the progress of Christian doctrine and Christian history from the apostles to our day. He drew… Read More »Strange Lyre: Conclusion
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Strange Lyre: Nothing But Feelings
Pentecostal worship places great emphasis on intensity. By intensity, they mean a strongly felt experience of emotion, intimacy, joy, wonder, or happiness. Indeed, this is… Read More »Strange Lyre: Nothing But Feelings
Pentecostal “Praise and Worship”: A Radical Departure from Historic Worship
Christian worship has often had a remarkably similar shape across traditions. Bryan Chapell showed in his work Christ-Centered Worship that corporate worship (sans communion) in… Read More »Pentecostal “Praise and Worship”: A Radical Departure from Historic Worship
Early Beginnings of Pentecostal Worship
An easy error for a historian to commit is to equate or link events or movements in history that are similar, while ignoring or underplaying… Read More »Early Beginnings of Pentecostal Worship
A Visit to Winners Chapel
Jeff Straub I recently read an essay in which the author described the scene at a San Salvador Pentecostal church: “Within two minutes it is… Read More »A Visit to Winners Chapel
Another Beautiful Journey, Another Wrong Destination
Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts by Harold M. Best. 2003, InterVarsity Press. I had just finished my review of Best’s first book, Music… Read More »Another Beautiful Journey, Another Wrong Destination
Charismatic 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?
A Well-Known Calvinist Repudiates the Charismaticism and Worldly Worship of "New Calvinism."
“The new Calvinists constantly extol the Puritans, but they do not want to worship or live as they did. One of the vaunted new conferences… Read More »A Well-Known Calvinist Repudiates the Charismaticism and Worldly Worship of "New Calvinism."
Worship That Cannot Be Touched – Hebrews 12:18-29
At the end of Hebrews 12 we find a very instructive passage that describes New Testament worship. But in order to understand the point of… Read More »Worship That Cannot Be Touched – Hebrews 12:18-29