52 weeks of communion
In the last year, I’ve taken communion more times than I had in the prior eleven. The churches I attended […]
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Emotion, emotionalism, and glorifying God
A few years back, I read a book trying to share a vision of a God-focused, “vertically-oriented” church. Its author
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Books, Christian Living
Theology, worship, and rabbit trails
Not too long ago, I started working my way through John Frame’s Systematic Theology with a group of folks from
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Christian Living
If we have a risen Savior, we have the one thing we need
I’ve been listening to Bruce Shelley’s excellent Church History in Plain Language during my commute recently.[1. By the way, as far
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Christian Living
Praise God for an ordinary Easter
I had no expectations of attending an Easter service where anyone would be firing t-shirt cannons, performing backflips with cars, or giving away
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Christian Living
Rejoice! We worship a God we can’t control
I was reading a really sweet book in a big box bookstore recently, considering whether or not it would be
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Christian Living
Family worship is hard work
We are a family of tinkerers, especially when it comes to our habits around family worship and Bible study. Sometimes we’re
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Christian Living
Your heart matters more than your preferences
Several years ago, Emily and I went to visit a small Baptist church in a town not far from Peterborough,
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Christian Living
If you don’t care, you should worry
I don’t think I’ve ever met a Christian who doesn’t care about music, which I consider a wonderful gift from God.
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I hope communion feels “normal”
Communion has always been special to me. The first time I participated was immediately after being baptized. I was soaking
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