by Kevin Bauder | Sep 2, 2017 | America, Bauder's Reading, Theology, Worship
[B]eing distracted is not sinful per se, and we may be tempted to dismiss deep contemplation as only the province of professional scholars. But in fact, there is at least one area of life in which focused attention and deep reflection are crucial for all Christians:...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 31, 2017 | Bauder's Reading, Theology, What We're Reading, Worship
God truly does delight in worship. If God is more pleased by practices other than worship, then it is very odd that worship saturates biblical descriptions of heaven. These angelic declarations of glory to God remind us that through our own worship, we join with the...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 30, 2017 | Bauder's Reading, What We're Reading, Worship
To clarify one matter initially, when I refer to “worship,” I am referring to a distinct activity. Sometimes people speak of all of life as worship, such that going to work is worship, playing basketball is worship, or practicing the piano is worship. It is indeed...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 7, 2017 | Church Services, Music, Poetry, Worship
I know that plenty of fundamentalists don’t like Mark Dever (though many do). And I know that plenty of fundamentalists don’t like Keith Getty (though many do). But one of the elementary rules in the life of the mind is that you don’t have to agree...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 4, 2017 | Worship
Dr. Terry Johnson begins a series on “The Quest for Biblical Worship.” The basic question is this: Are we truly committed to worshipping “according to Scripture?” Will Scripture both determine the elements and shape the forms of worship? Will...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 1, 2017 | Hymnody, Music, Worship
So says Jonathan Aigner at Ponder Anew. The essay includes a long string of Twitter exchanges. And it’s worth reading. It’s a poor argument, and a lousy excuse for using any disposable ditty available to entertain people in Jesus’ trademarked...
