Which advent is in view in “Joy to the World”?
We are in the midst of a wonderful time in the year when we can reflect upon the advent of our Lord and the redemption that… Read More »Which advent is in view in “Joy to the World”?
Watts
Implications from Isaac Watts’s Trinitarian Controversy
Yesterday at the national meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, I presented a paper evaluating Isaac Watts’s Trinitarian views. I hope to get the paper… Read More »Implications from Isaac Watts’s Trinitarian Controversy
There hasn’t always been contemporary worship music
I’ve heard it said many times, often by people I love and respect: “Christians have always used contemporary music in their worship.” Or, it might… Read More »There hasn’t always been contemporary worship music
“Jesus Shall Reign,” premillenialism, and an errant ESV Study Bible note
This fall the Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal will publish an essay of mine in which I evaluate claims that Isaac Watts was a proto-dispensationalist. In the… Read More »“Jesus Shall Reign,” premillenialism, and an errant ESV Study Bible note
Isaac Watts on the perpetuity of a sabbath
Several of the controversies which have risen, with regard to the sabbath, whether jewish or christian, and the holiness of it, though they are not… Read More »Isaac Watts on the perpetuity of a sabbath
Reformation Hymns
When Martin Luther (1483—1546) sparked a Reformation of the Church by nailing his Ninety-Five Theses to the Church door at Wittenberg in 1517, he challenged… Read More »Reformation Hymns
The Watts Controversy
On the wall in my study I have three portraits. All three are portraits of theologians who were also heavily involved with music. They are… Read More »The Watts Controversy
A potential danger in writing hymns in an age of mass media
There seem to be a lot of hymns being written today, and a lot of them are really pretty good. One of the reasons for… Read More »A potential danger in writing hymns in an age of mass media