Tag Archives: Worship

How old of a path should we seek?

I want to pause this discussion for a while. All of the good comments have left me with lots to think about, and I want to work through some of this in my mind before proceeding. More than once I’ve … Continue reading

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Why don’t we chant?

One thing that I haven’t figured out yet is why our brotherhood hasn’t embraced chanting more fully. Before we get distracted, please note that the ancient world didn’t make the distinction between chanting and singing that we do, so we’re … Continue reading

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Agreeing on why as well as what

As I’ve said before, people seem to take many different paths to arrive at an a-cappella-only stance. Personally, I can’t think of another doctrine that has people that reach the same conclusion based on so many different ways of reasoning. … Continue reading

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Emotions and worship

If you aren’t reading Paul Smith’s Instrument-Rated Theology, you need to be. If you didn’t read his post yesterday, you need to do so. Knowing that some of you are too contrarian to go read Paul’s post, I’ll summarize a … Continue reading

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Scripture and our druthers

There’s a saying I’ve heard attributed to Dr. Jack Lewis. He was speaking about an individual in the church and said something to the effect of: “He has a hard time differentiating between what the Bible says and his personal … Continue reading

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