Yesterday was Shrove Tuesday (now generically labelled Pancake Tuesday). Which leads us into the season some Christians observe as Lent. Look it up somewhere to find the details. The evangelical wing of the Church (us) seems to be developing a growing fascination with practices which our forefathers (and foremothers) had the good sense to realise …

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Lots of people are referring to this post (which is consciously framed in a gracious and constructive manner), particularly these three points: 1. If we, the congregation, can’t hear ourselves, it’s not worship. Christian worship is not a concert. In a concert (a particular “form of performance”), we often expect to be overwhelmed by sound, …

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Mark Buchanan has two qualities you want in a Christian author: wise and constructive insight and skilled wordcraft. His latest book, Your Church Is Too Safe, releases soon and Buchanan’s blog has featured two chapters as recent posts. If you’ve got some time have a read of these. They’ll challenge and refresh you, all at …

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