by Kevin Bauder | Nov 12, 2016 | Christianity, Church Services, Ecclesiology, Pastoral Theology
Miguel Ruiz offers “10 Signs a Church May Be Trying Too Hard to Be Hipster.” He includes suggestions for “better ideas.” Here’s a sample: 7. Everything is super casual. We dress comfortable to feel comfortable. People like being...
by Kevin Bauder | Oct 26, 2016 | Church Services, Culture, Parenting, Worship
Jonathan Ainger at Ponder Anew lists “20 Hymns Your Kids Should Know.” He also has some good advice about teaching your children to sing hymns. I grieve for this and subsequent generations of churched children growing up without any awareness of the rich...
by Kevin Bauder | Oct 17, 2016 | Art and Literature, Bauder's Reading, Church Services, Conservatism
I recently came across this snippet from Tozer: Dr. Simpson used to say, “Being filled with the Spirit is as easy as breathing; you can simply breathe out and breathe in.” He wrote a hymn to that effect. I am sorry that it is not a better hymn, because it is wonderful...
by Kevin Bauder | Oct 14, 2016 | A. W. Tozer, America, Apologetics, Bauder's Reading, Church Services, Conservatism, Evangelicalism, Fundamentalism
From Tozer: Our trouble is that we are trying to confirm the truth of Christianity by an appeal to external evidence. We are saying, “Well, look at this fellow. He can throw a baseball farther than anybody else and he is a Christian, therefore Christianity must be...
