Have you ever seen those videos by Christian comedians about worship styles? You know, the ones making fun of how people raise their hands in church. Cracking jokes at the simple worship songs of the 80s. Sarcastically commenting about how repetitive worship songs are today. Christians are easy targets it seems, even among their peers…
For many years the church debated how to execute the worship portion of the church service. Should we have instruments or sing a capella? Should we allow electric guitars and drums or stick to pianos and organs? Should we sing choruses or hymns? Should we clap, raise our hands, and dance or stand stoically and…
In my short lifetime, I don’t know that I’ve ever seen pleasure elevated to degree that it is today. We see it in every area of our culture. Brides who turn into “bridezilla” in an effort to have the wedding they’ve always dreamed of. Couples who buy into the idea of a dream home, filled…
How passionate are you for God and His presence? Maybe you remember back to the earlier days when you were a brand new Christian, and how eager you were to go to church and read your Bible. Perhaps you long to back to the days before you had kids, when you could spend endless hours…
When we talk about worship, most people get a picture of a band playing in an auditorium with people standing, hands raised, and singing along to whatever worship song is most popular right now. And while this can be worship, it isn’t all there is to worship. If we stop here, we’ve missed the much…
The church today doesn’t hardly resemble the church I grew up in. While I don’t want to be like one of those “old fogeys” who constantly laments the fact that times have changed and things aren’t what they used to be, there are some things that never change. God’s Word never changes; neither do the…
