Determining if a poem, hymn, musical piece, novel, devotional work, painting or other work should be considered a helpful work of Christian imagination is mostly… Read More »Discerning the Christian Imagination: Consensus and Canonicity
If Christian educators are intent upon educating their students with truth, both its factual content and the way the truth is imagined, then they must commit to utilize… Read More »The importance of cultural discernment in Christian education
It was to be his first journey through the forest. Gram watched excitedly as his grandfather hitched the wagon to the old family work horse.… Read More »The Path
Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to… Read More »Democracy of the Dead
This is a series to further explain the articles of “A Conservative Christian Declaration.” . We affirm the importance of beginning our pursuit of sound… Read More »Article 12: On the Cultivation of Christian Tradition
Those two words don’t seem to fit together, do they? Doesn’t “conservative” imply a reluctance to change? While it is true that conservative people are… Read More »Conservative Change
There is a cry today for authenticity in worship. This comes in several different forms, but most commonly it relates to worship and music style… Read More »Authenticity
I think you should watch these. Set aside a few hours, and enjoy. . If you hunt, you might find most or parts of the… Read More »From Palestrina to Pino
New and improved! Fresh! The latest! Exciting! You don’t have to go far in our society today to witness claims of having the newest, latest… Read More »Why do we think new is better?
“In the United States at this time Liberalism is not only the dominant but even the sole intellectual tradition,” Lionel Trilling famously declared in 1950.… Read More »The Conservative Mind by Russell Kirk
Some writers are skilled builders, and it is enjoyable just to watch them work, even if you couldn’t care less what they are building. C.… Read More »The Abolition of Man by C. S. Lewis
If you aren’t at least somewhat familiar with the recent controversy over T. D. Jakes, James MacDonald, Mark Driscoll, and the Elephant Room, you’ve probably… Read More »Elephant Room 2, Biblicism, and the Importance of Tradition
Fostering a right view towards the Christian tradition is part of true Christianity. Conservative pastors will do their best to see the Christian tradition rightly… Read More »Fostering a Love for Tradition
If we are to grow a right view of the Christian tradition within our churches, we will have to overcome the ‘suspicion of tradition’ that… Read More »Rightly Evaluating Tradition
The religious scene of the country in which I minister is populated by mainline Protestant churches, some of whom place great emphasis on tradition. However,… Read More »Rightly Viewing Tradition
A church that is self-consciously conservative has a relationship with both the past and the future. If we are conserving Christianity, we must be conserving… Read More »Conservatives and Tradition
It has been called “the second most important book you will ever read.” Whatever rank of importance it may command, there is no doubt that… Read More »Christianity and Liberalism by J. Gresham Machen
PURCHASE THE BOOKLET ON AMAZON When your car has broken down for the umpteenth time, you ask yourself the question: do I fix it or replace… Read More »Introduction to <i>Recovering Intentional Worship: Some Things to Consider Including in Your Church Service</i> by David de Bruyn
Sometimes we really don’t appreciate the continuity of the Christian tradition, especially in that there is, by and large, an approach to the music of… Read More »A History of Psalm 130 in Music: Part 1
At this year’s Conference on Conservative Christianity (which concluded Tuesday), Steve Thomas of Huron Baptist Church made a point in one of his sessions that… Read More »The conservatism of the normative principle