Brandon has a nice passage from J.—D. Benoit.
Worship
Deformation or Reformation?
Several people have forwarded various news stories from the UK regarding the possibility that the Free Church of Scotland may decide at GA this summer to permit the playing of musical instruments and the singing of uninspired, non-canonical songs in worship. It . . . Continue reading →
Bob Godfrey on Psalm 95
One of the great pleasures of being at Westminster Seminary California is that we get to hear Bob Godfrey in chapel twice every semester. The president opens the semester and he closes. Chapel is always well attended because the students know that . . . Continue reading →
"Sectarians" v "Relevants" in the PCA and the Strategic Plan
“Nowhere has the disagreements between the “sectarians” and the “relevants” been more evident than in the discussions regarding the Regulative Principle of Worship, women in diaconal ministry, and the cultural mandate of the Church. The Metro New York Presbytery of the PCA, . . . Continue reading →
Sovereign Consumer vs the Sovereign God
Chris Gordon has been “off-roading” lately and has made some interesting discoveries about the nature of late-modern evangelical worship.
Calvin on Psalm Singing in Worship
As for public prayers, there are two kinds: the one consists simply of speech, the other of song…And indeed, we know from experience that singing has great strength and power to move and to set on fire the hearts of men in . . . Continue reading →
But If We Don't Do it We'll Lose Them…
As Wes Bredenhof explains it’s an old temptation faced by pastors every day.
Has the Experiment Succeeded?
Not according to Bob Godfrey (HT: Brenden): “One obvious effect of psalm-singing was that Reformed worshipers had the psalms well planted in their minds and hearts. If we should hide God’s Word in our hearts that we might not sin against him . . . Continue reading →
Kuyper: The Minister Serves the Church
Shane explains at RR. You can get your copy of Kuyper on worship at The Bookstore at WSC.
Kuyper on Worship
When folk call themselves “Kuyperian” they aren’t usually referring to his views on worship. See also this related post by Danny Hyde on Ames regarding the#mce_temp_url#.
Shane is Reading Ames
On worship. You can get your own copy of the first volume of the CRT series by clicking on the image to the left.
Two-Way Traffic on the Presbyterian Mainline
One of the major reasons I wrote Recovering the Reformed Confession was to call attention to a weird sort of two-way traffic. Some in the Reformed Churches in North America and apparently in Scotland seem ready to abandon the very thing that . . . Continue reading →
The Sabbath and the Small Congregation
Good stuff at the Reformed Reader.
Sabbath Audio: On the Song of Solomon and Worship
These are two distinct interviews done by Nick Batzig at the Twin Lakes Fellowship. The first is with Iain Campbell on the Song of Solomon. The second is with Jon Payne on Reformed worship. Good, edifying, Sabbath listening.
Calvin: Our Churches and Ministry Founded on Luther
We maintain to start with that, when God raised up Luther and others, who held forth a torch to light us into the way of salvation on on whose ministry our churches are founded and built, those heads of doctrine in which . . . Continue reading →
Shane is Reading Ames
On worship. You can get your own copy of the first volume of the CRT series by clicking on the image to the left.
It Makes Him Uncomfortable But In a Good Way
Nick has read chapter 7 of RRC on worship. His survey of the chapter made me laugh out loud—I had to think for a while about “spit the dummy”—and I wrote the chapter! Of course, the author hopes you’ll read the chapter . . . Continue reading →
Calvin and the Reform of Worship
I had a “perfect” outline: 7 points. Trouble is, I got through only 3 of them. I didn’t do much better in the Adult Class yesterday morning at Oceanside URC! For what it’s worth, here is the outline from the conference:
Cyberhymnal Hacked? Now Back
The explanation is here. Chris Powell gave us the heads up at the PB. One is tempted to say, “that’s what you get for posting a hymnal” but one refrains. The CH is a helpful way to find tunes for this Sunday’s . . . Continue reading →
Vicar Bans "O Little Town" But for the Wrong Reason
A vicar (certain Anglican ministers are given the title) in the UK has banned the Christmas carol, “O Little Town of Bethlehem” because it doesn’t represent the current strife in modern day Bethlehem. This, of course, is the most stupid sort of . . . Continue reading →