The Word became flesh, and spiritual abstraction was done away with. God appeared with a name and a face. The intentions of God were made clear by sending his son into the world to become the complete sacrifice to purchase us back from death. Nothing abstract here. It’s all so very objective and puposeful.
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the abstraction of faith
Posted in christian culture, theo of worship on 15 February, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My top picks for personal worship…in no particular order
Posted in christian culture, devotional, worship music on 7 January, 2009 | 1 Comment »
#1: Shane and Shane’s Upstairs. Passionate vocal, tight harmony, and splendid acoustic guitar pretty much define their work. What sets them apart is how they sing scripture-particularly the psalms. They speak to the heart with eloquence.
#2: David Baroni Finger Paintings. David’s piano playing is very emotive. The Fingerpaintings series is all instrumental. The music has a [...]
Giving up, caving in, falling apart
Posted in christian culture, devotional, discipleship on 3 January, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I think I’m finally sick of faking it…or at least sicker than the last time I resolved to give up on self-sufficiency. I used to be pretty up-tight about multiple “new starts”-now I depend on them. The great challenge of life is not to be all I can be. It’s to be all I can’t [...]
Why liturgy?
Posted in christian culture, devotional, theo of worship on 12 November, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Liturgy is gaining popularity again. It has wide appeal to emergent communities because it seems to make the sacred accessable, and hearkens back to a time where the church seemed to be more…pure…authentic. Whether this is a passing trend remains to be seen. I hope it isn’t! Liturgy has much to offer, and I continue [...]
Faith in a minor key
Posted in christian culture, discipleship on 11 March, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Lent. It’s dark…dreary…solemn. By the time we come to the end of these 40 days inspired by Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness we are ready. Truthfully, I get more than ready: I get a little DESPERATE. A season of repentance makes me uncomfortable. It makes my sense of self-sufficiency crumble into dust that can only [...]
The passing of an era?
Posted in christian culture, tagged christian music, Larry Norman on 4 March, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On February 24th the original Christian rocker Larry Norman died at the age of 60. Larry challenged evangelical Christianity during the early 1970’s with his music and message. He was nearly universally condemned by those considering themselves “conservative” Christians who considered the rock genre as satanic. His song, “Why Should the Devil have all the Good Music” became [...]
