Tag Archives: Worship

Is the Sunday assembly worship?

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Tim Archer

Sometimes I have more questions than answers. People look at a blog and wonder what point the author is trying to drive across. Many times, my posts are pointless. (All puns intended) That is, I’m asking questions not out of … Continue reading →

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How old of a path should we seek?

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Tim Archer

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?

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Tim Archer

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

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Tim Archer

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

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Tim Archer

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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