Baptist Bulletin Podcast: Worship and Lament
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“Mike chats with Mark Vroegop, lead pastor of College Park Church in Indianapolis, about a variety of issues including pastoral ministry, worship, and lament.” - GARBC
What Can Miserable Christians Sing?
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“[A] high proportion of the psalter is taken up with lamentation, with feeling sad, unhappy, tormented, and broken.
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Church Entertainment Fatigue—Are People Tired of the Church’s Glitzy Stage?
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“When a local congregation creates a culture of church entertainment in an attempt to build a congregation, it will only be a matter of time before they begin to experience the negative consequences that emphasis will bring.” - Christian Leaders
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Why Bowed Heads, Folded Hands, and Closed Eyes?
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“In ‘American fundamentalist worship’ we consider reverence the defining characteristic of what we do, but I wonder if, in our hearts, we are truly as reverent as we think we are.” - Proclaim and Defend
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The Key To Making the Most Out of Congregational Singing
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“[S]inging is not just a vertical act, but also a horizontal one. Of course we sing to God, but we also sing for one another. God is the object of our worship, but our singing is also a means of mutual encouragement.” - Challies
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Yes, Mary Knew
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“But not all Christians have been pleased with this Nativity tune. As the song resurfaces each Christmastide, so do the enthusiastic complaints regarding its sappiness and its condescension toward Mary.” - CToday
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From the Archives: Five Ways to Beat Bitterness: #1 – Worship
Bitterness often begins as a normal—maybe even healthy—response to the losses, disappointments, failures, and unfairnesses of life. In that sense, the term “bitterness” is pretty much synonymous with mental, spiritual, emotional (and often also physical) pain.
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