Category Archives: Contemporary Worship
Inculturation
Don’t hold me to it; more aptly don’t hold him to it, but I think this is a one sentence summary of the Rev. James Alan Waddell’s 2005 magnum opus The Struggle to Reclaim the Liturgy in the Lutheran Church. … Continue reading
Chanel Number 1
Chanel Number 5 I think is one of the more pricier perfumes, but I think Chanel Number 1 has a lesson worth learning.
Let the Children Come to Me – Not!
This is from Crossbridge Community Church, Lakeway, Texas an LCMS mission: “The Kidz begin the morning in worship services with their parents so that they can enjoy the uplifting, contemporary music that begins our Sunday mornings. Pastor Peter then blesses … Continue reading
New Roman Missal Finally Out and LSB is Really
The following is from http://www.usccb.org/romanmissal/examples.shtml . The Third Edition of the Roman Catholic Missal is finally out as of August 21, 2009, and look what they changed back to.
Bumper Sticker Theology
You can tell a lot about a person by their bumper stickers. That must be what people mean to happen when the put them on their car.
I’d Rather Spend 90 Minutes in The Shack
Several weeks ago I warned of looking for truth in all the wrong places such as the novel The Shack. Well I’d rather spend 90 minutes in The Shack than one minute in 90 Minutes in Heaven.
Effeminacy and the Liturgy
Reading The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, I discovered I might not know the real meaning of effeminacy. It doesn’t mean weak or even sissified to the author of that work.
Keeping up With the Jones’
Contemporary worship didn’t come out of thin air. I think it genesis can be laid at the door of Vatican II which started from the principle of what is relevant to men not what is worshipful to God. Of … Continue reading
Personal Relationship or Faith in Faith?
You won’t have to troll through many LCMS websites to find a “mission statement” saying their mission is to “lead others to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.” You won’t talk very long to a member or a pastor … Continue reading
Plain Label Christianity and Hall Monitors
There are hundreds of shampoos on the market; far too many to make any logical, rational, certain choice, so I choose one called “Generic Shampoo.” There are hundreds of beers too. All have competing claims and counter claims so I … Continue reading