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Congregational Singing
Tim Challies on “What We Lost When We Lost Our Hymnals”
Over the years I cannot count the number of times that people visiting our church have remarked about the volume and joy in the singing of the congregation. It seems…
Bible Study
Family Worship: Some Practical Guidelines
Having considered the decline of family worship, as well as some biblical principles and positive benefits to support its practice, I’d now like to offer several basic guidelines that should…
Christianity
Family Worship: Some Positive Benefits
Having considered the decline of family worship (Part 1) and some biblical support for its practice (Part 2), we look now at some positive benefits, which in turn supply another…
Christianity
Family Worship: Its Biblical Basis
In Part 1, we defined family worship as “the occasion in which the members of a given family gather together in order to participate in special acts of worship, such…
Christian Living
Family Worship: Its Decline
I attended a Christian University along with 5,000 other students, most of whom came from Christian homes. Although I never conducted an official survey, my general impression was that very…
Calvinism
I Shouldn’t Be a Reformed Baptist
I am regularly asked why I don’t go to the largest, fastest growing church where most twenty somethings go in our town. It doesn’t make sense to some why my…
Cultural Issues
Questions about the Atmosphere and Emotions in Worship
I have three simple questions relating to worship, though admittedly they may not have simple answers. I will begin by asking my first two questions, which are very similar, and…
Christian Living
Some Helpful Thoughts About Worship
Yesterday Rick Schupp, Pastor at the Amman International Church (AIC), commented on a series the elders at the church have begun on worship. You may read his thoughts at his…
Baptist Confession of 1689
Jim Domm on the Regulative Principle of Worship
Earlier today an excellent article on the regulative principle of worship was posted on the RBS Tabletalk blog. The article was written by Jim Domm, who is Pastor of Englewood…
Bible Study
Spurgeon on Psalm 136
“Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.” Psalm 136:1 Last Sunday — in preparation for this week’s celebration of Thanksgiving — I…
Items of Interest
Publicly Praying Written Prayers: Good or Bad?
Today I read an interesting article by Isaac Gaff at the Worship Studies blog. The brief, but thought provoking, article is entitled, Why I Write Down Public Prayers. I recommend…