Monthly Archives: February 2011

Instrumental music used in worship of God When the ark was being brought to Jerusalem, David and the people celebrated and worshiped with instrumental music — as spontaneous worship and not as part of the formal liturgy of the Tabernacle. … Continue reading →

Let me suggest something. It’s called small groups. I’ve talked about small groups before. I’d like you think of them in a new way. Small groups can be used to do many things in many ways. But I think every … Continue reading →

I’ve been experimenting with the ability to subscribe to comments in a given thread. Here’s how it works: * Underneath each post, there are links to subscribe to comments on that post either by email or RSS feed. * If … Continue reading →

I’m not sure how far I’ll go with this, but I thought it might be helpful to cover the Old Testament perspective on instrumental music. The teaching of the Law and the Prophets has often been misrepresented, and yet it’s … Continue reading →

DISQUS allows greater flexibility in preparing your comments than native WordPress software. These are the allowed codes – Single tags These tags can be used alone and don’t need an ending tag. <br> Single line break <hr> Horizontal line Matching … Continue reading →

Brian Dodd, a leadership consultant, offers a list of 17 signs of a fast-growing church. Among them – 1. Fast Growing Churches Are Unashamed To Preach Jesus – It is a common misconception that large churches water down the gospel. … Continue reading →

The commenting software I run, called DISQUS, doesn’t always email comments that are posted here. I nearly always does, but lately I’ve noticed some exceptions. I usually read and respond via email, because I find that the easiest way to … Continue reading →

I get emails – We have a member whose job requires him to miss both services on Sunday. He has asked that he be offered the Lord’s supper during our Wednesday night bible study, which he can attend. Is this … Continue reading →

On being the church Now, Stanley Hauerwas famously argues that the first purpose of the church is to be the church. Sounds silly, doesn’t it? I mean, how can the church be anything but the church? Well, by being what … Continue reading →