Throughout the course of this presidential campaign I have grown more and more distressed at the state of Christian political involvement in the United States. From Evangelicals abandoning their decades long assertion only moral people were acceptable as candidate for office to Progressive Christians willing to spread rumor and innuendo because it supports their vision…
Tag: Communion
Cup
In many human cultures there is a strong link between a cup and “hospitality.” Even in our hospitality-starved culture, one of the first things we ask guests is, “May I get you something to drink?” The cup displayed in this post is my tangible reminder of the hospitality showed by my Popop, my Paternal Grandfather….
The Centrality of Worship
What’s the most important aspect of worship? Many “contemporary” Protestants would likely say, “music,” as that’s almost become synonymous with worship over the past thirty years. I’ve been to churches where pastors get up in front of the congregation and say, “Well, that was some great worship. Now let’s hear from The Word.” Classical Protestants…
At the Table on Election Day
Note: I've been putting off updating my blog because I promised to continue working on how to use styles for writing. I'll still get back to that, but I have some thoughts I want to get out, beginning with today's post on Election Day Communion. This election day, Central Baptist Church participated in a brilliant…
On Worship, Again.
There is a mentality among American Christians (of just about every variety) that I find myself constantly trying to re-educate people about – with varying degrees of success. It all springs from the the combination of the language we use to describe worship being combined with the consumer mentality of the modern West. It’s a…
Oh Communion, Communion, Where Art Thou?
I don’t want to make lite of the whole Swine Flu thing. The CDC can’t be blamed for handling the situation the way that they are. It’s not their fault that a potentially dangerous strain of flu has sprung up at the same time news media seems to be dropping like flies. The papers and…
