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The Liturgical Authority of the Old Testament
By Rev. Dr. Robert S. Rayburn
July 20,1999
There is a scene in the film Dead Poets Society in which Robin Williams, playing a New England Prep School English teacher, begins a class by asking a young student to read the
introduction to a text on English poetry. The student begins, but after a few lines, Robin Williams interrupts him and tells him that what he has read is all wrong...
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Liturgy and the Gospel
BY RICH LUSK
Worship is a controversial topic among Christians in our day. Strong, passionately held convictions often clash over even the minutiae of how we should worship God. Considering the centrality of gathered worship in the Scriptures, and the current fragmentation of the church, this is probably inevitable in our day.
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Preaching
Alastair Roberts
From time to time I hear people lamenting the current state of evangelicalism and particularly of the loss of an appreciation for preaching. I couldn’t agree more that there is a lot of bad preaching around. Fortunately, I don’t have to sit under such preaching too often, but the fruits of it are not hard to see.
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Dabney Center Liturgy
BY RICH LUSK
SPRING 2007
Part 1 - Psalm 149
Music has its origin in the eternal life of the Triune God. Music flows from God into the creation, beginning with creation. As the corporate image of God, music is a fundamental aspect of human life, especially worship and work.
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Liturgy
Alastair Roberts
The following is a quote from an interview with Garrison Keillor:
Having grown up in the Evangelical, sort of free-form fundamentalist church, I love the liturgical church where we say words together that are not my words and not your words. That really means a lot to me. I grew up listening to men stand up ...
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Paedo Adorans: Training Our Children to Worship
Angie Brennan
Homo sapiens. Thinking man. That is, of course, the Latin phrase often used to describe and classify the
human race. But does this description reflect a biblical way of thinking? Jim Jordan says no.
In “The Case against Western Civilization,” Jordan argues that man should be described, first and
foremost, as homo adorans. Says Jordan:
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With Voices of Angels
Garrett Craw
I was preaching in a small Reformed church in down-state Missouri recently and it got me thinking about what is possible for a small church in worship. This particular church has only been constituted for one year and yet I was struck by the beautiful singing that came forth from the congregation during the worship service.
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