The People’s Work
Perhaps one of the best ways to help us contemplate how behavior is shaped in the way that I have been explaining over the past several… Read More »The People’s Work
liturgy
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
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
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
Gospel-Shaped Worship: A Review of Recent Literature
This article first appeared in Artistic Theologian 2 (2013). Books reviewed: Christ-Centered Worship: Letting the Gospel Shape Our Practice, by Bryan Chapell (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2009); Story-Shaped Worship: Following… Read More »Gospel-Shaped Worship: A Review of Recent Literature
Where did all that pomp and circumstance come from?
Have you ever wondered how Christian liturgy developed from the simple meetings we see in the book of Acts to the smells and bells of… Read More »Where did all that pomp and circumstance come from?
Lewis, liturgy as dance, and the regulative principle
Some time ago, I posted a link here to one of my favorite quotes from the eminently quotable C. S. Lewis. Lewis offers a comparison between… Read More »Lewis, liturgy as dance, and the regulative principle
Martin Luther’s Worship Reforms
At the heart of Martin Luther’s reformation of the Church were his reforms in worship. In celebration of Reformation Day, let us consider his influence.… Read More »Martin Luther’s Worship Reforms
Book Review: Christ-Centered Worship by Bryan Chapell
Christ-Centered Worship: Letting the Gospel Shape Our Practice, by Bryan Chapell. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2009. 307 pp. $24.99. “Structures tell stories.” So opens Bryan… Read More »Book Review: Christ-Centered Worship by Bryan Chapell
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