"The older lyrics... help us remember why it is symbolically right, even if historically wrong, to celebrate Christ’s birth in winter."
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Touchstone reminds of the importance of keeping darkness in Christmas
"Worship is often shaped more by what people desire than by the nature of God’s self-disclosure found in the Bible."
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I found this succinct statement of how one church is addressing the matter of corporate worship to be very helpful.
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What's Wrong With This Picture?
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Christian Rap Artist Curtis Allen, aka “Voice,” in a ground-breaking performance at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis
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HT: Justin Taylor
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Can We Rock the Gospel?
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Tim Challies reviews the new book by Dan Lucarini and John Blanchard
Additional Link: Publisher’s web page (with sample chapter)
Additional Link: Publisher’s web page (with sample chapter)
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"'The worship was good today' – do you mean you were tickled or do you mean you were inconvenienced by loving another?"
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Paul Martin covers Mark Dever’s session “Worship in the New Testament” at Toronto Baptist Seminary’s International Baptist Conference
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"I believe in the Bible — and it’s a way I can share that."
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From the Lawrence Journal-World profile of composer Dan Forrest
(better known to SI members as Addy Forrest’s husband ;) )
(better known to SI members as Addy Forrest’s husband ;) )
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Why Sing? | Part 2
Using Music to Mature the Emotions
If churches want to establish mature believers, then they must aim at the whole of man, including his emotions. God has given man music as a tool to help him express his emotions. Any casual reader of Scripture will recognize the clear connection between music and emotional expression. Here are just a few examples:
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