Sing modestly. Do not bawl, so as to be heard above, or distinct from, the rest of the congregation, that you may not destroy the harmony; but strive to unite your voices together, so as to make one clear melodious sound. I mentioned this briefly in the previous post, but it merits more discussion. Do [...]
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Sing lustily, and with a good courage. Beware of singing as if you were half dead, or half asleep; but lift up your voice with strength. Be no more afraid of your voice now, nor more ashamed of its being heard, than when you sang the songs of Satan. Ouch, right? That stings a little [...]
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Sing all. See that you join with the congregation as frequently as you can. Let not a slight degree of weakness or weariness hinder you. If it is a cross to you, take it up, and you will find a blessing. Do you find that it’s a burden to get to church on Sunday? You [...]
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A few weeks back my parents (who are wonderful) bought me a collection of works by John Wesley. These are not tiny books. Each of them is about 800-1000 pages, and there are eight books. It would take me a while to read them all, unless I go Harry Potter on them and read them [...]
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Right up front I want to say that I’ve been looking forward to this book for quite some time. I’ve honestly never read any of the rest of Joshua Harris’ books, but because of a personal experience with the author last summer specifically related to the title of this book, I was anxious to read [...]
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(This was written back in December 2009 for my friend Amy’s website. However, like the terrible person I sometimes am, I didn’t get it finished in time for her to publish it when the album was released. I could blame it on the hospital stay and the appendectomy, but that’s just an excuse.) What can [...]
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Conclusion How can truth be known absolutely? How can one make the statement “there is no absolute truth†without it being absolutely true? This is the paradox of modern and postmodern thought. Absolute truth is true absolutely, with no exceptions. Can someone claim to know God and yet adhere to postmodern thought? The subjective truth [...]
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Current Worldviews Studying Niebuhr’s types is important because it gives one a basic overview of how Christians react differently to the world around them. However, this only gives one a partial view of applying theology to culture. In addition to understanding how Christians respond one must also understand the issues that culture is facing. How [...]
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Niebuhr’s Five Viewpoints Niebuhr discusses at length in Christ and Culture how Christians have and do interact with the culture they live in. These five viewpoints are summarized below: Christ against culture This viewpoint holds that Christ is the sole authority and that the Christian owes no loyalty to culture.[1] This has the effect of [...]
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History The history of the modern Christian church begins with the story of Christ and the various accounts of work done by the apostles and other early teachers and missionaries. However, that history as recorded in the Bible ends in the first or second century after Christ’s ascension. As the church spread in the early [...]
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