Bad Vestments, subtitled ‘Because Worship is not supposed to be about you.’ Useful because proponents of simple and reverent worship will usually be accused of exaggerating or making stuff up when we illustrate the excesses and diversions which are continuing to gain credence in the church. Someone recently looked at me agog when I told …
Cracking quote courtesy of Martin Downes: A pearl of theological wisdom from Robert Traill (1642-1716): Usually such men that are for middle ways in points of doctrine, have a greater kindness for that extreme they go half-way to, than for that which they go half-way from. A Vindication of the Protestant Doctrine concerning Justification and …
Dave Dorr challenges consumer attitudes being applied to church. He suggests a few “attitudes that show we are relating to our church as consumers”: 1. Consistently dwelling on the thought, “Is this church the right fit for me?” 2. Having an attitude that says, “If the leadership would just do ______________ better, then I would …
Congratulations to the team at Australian Presbyterian magazine for getting a shout-out on the Reformation21 blog. AP is co-hosted at the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals website, and the February 2011 issue is available there as a pdf for immediate viewing. Robert Brady writes: Did you know that The Magazine of the Presbyterian Church of Australia …
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