A Rabid Tiger: Our Insufficiency Is Worship Wednesday, Jul 30 2008 

worship Matt 9:34 am

Last night I received a phone call from a man in my church.  He was bothered by something that he had perceived I had done a few weeks ago, and he wanted to let me know of his frustration.  He came to my house, and we sat at the dinner table to talk.  I will not divulge the content of our ensuing discussion, but suffice it to say that I can understand how he perceived my actions, and that I should have acted in a manner which did not arouse such questions.

When the man left, I must admit that a tiger was let loose in my heart.  (more…)

 

“Every spiritual problem is at bottom theological.” Thursday, Jul 24 2008 

Quotes Matt 9:03 pm

Mark Sooy at Worship Think! has a thought provoking Tozer quote which may be applied to every problem we have in life.

 

O-B-E-D-I-E-N-C-E: Obedience IS Worship Thursday, Jul 24 2008 

worship , Matt 12:57 pm

I was a child when Patch the Pirate began producing his series.  I have fond memories of several church activities in which people in the congregation lip-synced the original Patch the Pirate program as well as Patch Goes to Space and Patch Goes West.  I remember one of the songs from those first Patch recordings.  The song goes like this: (more…)

 

The Importance of Church Membership: Membership Is Worship Friday, Jul 18 2008 

worship , Matt 1:28 pm

I read something funny this morning.  The quote said (forgive the poor grammar; this is a quote), ‘I don’t know why some people change churches so often; what difference does it make which church you stay home from?’

I also read a fictional but humorous story about a man (more…)

 

A Battle Never Fought: The Impact of Private Worship on Global Politics Thursday, Jul 3 2008 

History and worship , Matt 9:16 am

A few, vocal individuals in our nation today say that religion and politics must be separate; their slogan is ‘Separation of Church and state.’  The reality is that the two can never be divorced.  In an ideal world, true religion should influence the state, but we do not live in an ideal world.  Neither did the colonies prior to the Revolutionary War.  The following is an account (never taught in public schools) of how one man’s worship impacted global politics. (more…)

 

“Hymns, Hers And Theirs” Wednesday, Jul 2 2008 

Hymns Matt 9:01 am

Newsweek has an article about the United Church of Christ’s new hymnal.  HERE is the link to the article.

The changes the UCC made are, according to its own church members, outrageous.  (more…)