Category Archives: Worship
‘Good morning and welcome to Christ Church Mt Zion…’
I earmarked this brief comment on Hebrews 12:22-24 in ‘Remaking a Broken World’ by Christopher Ash: I take it that when the writer says, ‘You have not come … You have come …’ (v18, 22), he speaks of the heavenly … Continue reading
Who welcomes who?
It is relatively common to hear something said at the beginning of a church service to this effect; ‘God, we welcome you among us here this morning’ or ‘Lord, we invite your Holy Spirit to be with us as we … Continue reading
God is with us
Four mistakes we make when thinking about God’s presence. 1. We think it’s a romantic thing. Having God with me is like going out for a picnic with my best fwend. Cue worships songs that seem to imply that being … Continue reading
Gospel Coalition on the Sacraments
I like this bit of what the Gospel Coalition statement of faith says about the sacraments: We believe that baptism and the Lord’s Supper are ordained by the Lord Jesus himself. The former is connected with entrance into the new … Continue reading
The book of revelation and ‘what we do in church’
“In addition, the close link in Revelation between the struggling churches in Asia Minor and the church triumphant around the throne of God in heaven assumes a correlation between heavenly and earthly worship.” Letham, The Holy Trinity, 46-47
far as the curse is found…
I don’t think I’ve ever thought of ‘Joy to the World ‘ as one of my favourite carols, until recently that is. A few months ago I discovered that there is a verse that Watts originally wrote that is almost … Continue reading
Worship, special worship, & ‘date-night’
See this simple, obvious, but deeply important observation from Glen Scrivener.
The liturgical theory of the atonement
I really like this short post and thought from Peter Leithart. The whole thing’s pretty short, but here’s a quote: “Athanasius notes that before the incarnation humanity was under the dominion of false gods, enslaved to corruption and idolatry. The … Continue reading
Papering over the cracks
I’m still (bit by bit) reading my way through this book on worship. The second chapter is by Mark Ashton (with C. J. Davis) on applying Cranmer’s liturgical legacy today. The two quotes below say a similar thing but from … Continue reading
Keller (and Carson?) on Covenant Renewal
I was pleasantly surprised to come across this quote from Tim Keller. The context is a Q & A on sex before marriage, but what I found interesting was the comment he made almost as an aside about the Lord’s … Continue reading
Carson on worship
I’m currently reading through D.A. Carson’s introductory chapter in THIS book. Below are a couple of excellent bits on old covenant/ new covenant worship, correcting a popular misconception or two on the way. “Thus, the transition from worship under the … Continue reading
Hard to believe
Can’t really decide whether this is hilarious or simply appalling. Or some horrific combination of the two. HT: Glen Scrivener.
