Pete Ward wrote: The turn to entertainment meant that we were shaping youth ministry around the priorities of young people themselves, or at least around what Christian leaders thought they wanted. The result was that in their efforts to reach young people in their cultural worlds, youth ministry became more adolescent. Instead of youth ministers [...]
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Colonising the Adult Church
Posted in Christianity, Faith, Music, tagged Worship on March 21, 2012 |
Flow Chart: Do You Have Too Many Guitars?
And now, for something completely different. Luthier John Calkin wrote: Why do we even need alternative wood species for musical instruments? That’s a perfectly valid question, and the answer is that we don’t. Rosewood, mahogany and maple have served us well for centuries , we know what to expect of them, and our customers have [...]
Someone changed a couple words in this classic Pink Floyd song— now about Islamic supremacism— and it works rather well. From The Corner: Hey, Ayatolla (music video) It’s interesting that the original song was released in 1979, the same year as the Islamic revolution in Iran. Continuing with the Pink Floyd theme, someone should write [...]
The Joy of the Lord (mp3)
Posted in Music on April 22, 2010 |
This one’s worth a buck: The Joy of the Lord (Darrell Evans) Sounds best in a tie-dye shirt and flip flops[1]. [1] These were also known as thongs back in the ’60s, and they were something that one wore on their feet!
One of my favorite worship songs is Breathe, by Marie Barnett. The chorus contains the phrase, “I’m desperate for You.” A few years ago Bible teacher Andrew Wommack took exception to the use of the word desperate in worship songs. He pointed out that this word means despair, hopelessness, desperation, despondency, depression, discouragement and dejection. [...]
