Obviously, our ultimate purpose in serving God in this world must be to align ourselves with His purpose for this world. I would suggest that God’s purpose is summarized (among other places in Scripture) in Psalm 86:9: All nations whom
2 Music Directors and 2 Worship Leaders Went to the Temple – A Modern Parable
And He also told this parable to certain ones who trusted in themselves that their worship style was the only acceptable form: “Four men went up in to the temple to pray, two traditional music directors and two contemporary worship
A Letter from Tapescrew
With Apologies to C.S. Lewis By Ron Man. C.S. Lewis’s Screwtape Letters consists of an imagined correspondence between the senior demon Screwtape and his young nephew Wormwood. Screwtape gives advice on tempting and leading humans astray. Lewis uses this correspondence
Giving God the First Word in Our Worship
The pattern of Revelation and Response encapsulates how God relates to us as human beings. We would have no accurate idea about God without His self-revelation: witness the fanciful and grotesque images and imaginings about God that other religions have
Children in Reformed Worship
How do Reformed and Presbyterian Christians teach their children to worship? Do they set up a separate “Junior Church” for their three-year old to preteen kids like some evangelical Christian churches do? These are some of the questions related to
Worship God and Enjoy Him Forever!
Worship God and Enjoy Him Forever! This is our theme for this year’s conference. When we think of worship, what comes first to mind? Perhaps for most, we think of singing and music in church. While this is one expression
Worship: Me, We, God in Trinity (part 2)
Note: This is part 2 of a two-part blog post on the topic of worship. For the first part, click here (part 1) “Show me a church’s songs, and I’ll show you their theology.” – Gordon Fee In part
Worship: Me, We, God in Trinity (part 1)
Note: This is part 1 of a two-part blog post on the topic of worship. Click here for part two. There is a great quote by Gordon Fee, pertaining to worship: “Show me a church’s songs, and I’ll show you their
Behold the Man! Behold your King!
Reflections from John 19:1-16 Jesus’ trial before Pilate was a farce. It was rife with injustice from all sides. The Jewish leaders threw out all of their morals and laws, which they held so dear, in order to pursue one
Lifelong Learning
“Why do you continue to use a calculator for data entry, when you can learn how to program an excel sheet?” A Thai friend of mine was interning and was quietly frustrated at the older employees’ negative attitude towards learning