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  • A Commentary on the Psalms Volume 1

    On Wednesday, I had a review of Psalms as Torah, looking at how it encourages deeper meditations on the Psalter. Yesterday, I offered a review of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, which is the first commentary I’ve reviewed on here. Today’s post is somewhat of a cross between the two and we’ll look at Allen P. Ross’…

  • Psalms As Torah: Reading Biblical Song Ethically

    Psalms as Torah is the most recent book published in the Studies in Theological Interpretation series. I’m gradually trying to collect all of them, and am only 1 short at this point, though this is only my 2nd to review (here’s the first). So far though, this is my favorite one and it has pushed me to start…

  • When the Style Rubs You the Wrong Way

    [This post is part of the Revamping Christian Worship series] In continuing the discussion that started with How to Worship When You Think the Songs Suck, we’ve now come to another issue. Last week, we looked at the difference between objective quality and subjective appeal. I though we were ready to distinguish between the quality of a song’s…

  • Quality Vs. Appeal in Worship Music

    [This post is part of the Revamping Christian Worship series] Consider this an appendix, or better, clarification, on an important aspect of How to Worship When You Think the Songs Suck. Based on the feedback, it seemed like many people didn’t like my criteria for determine a song’s “suck” factor. To quote myself for some context:…

  • Resolved: To Pursue Musical Excellence in 2012

    Though I haven’t talked abundantly about music here in the past, this coming year it will probably become more of a conversation topic. Part of this is because, judging from the feedback on How To Worship When You Think the Songs Suck, people like to talk about music. Even though it wasn’t the main point…

  • A Weakness of Theologically Deep Worship Music

    [This post is part of the Revamping Christian Worship series] A couple of days ago over at Parchment and Pen, Lisa Robinson posted some thoughts critiquing how people critique worship music. In her post, she linked to my post on how to worship when you think the songs suck. If you haven’t read her post,…

  • Unitarian vs. Trinitarian Worship

    [This post is part of the Revamping Christian Worship series] At my request, Wipf & Stock was kind enough to send along a copy of Brian Kay’s Trinitarian Spirituality: John Owen and the Doctrine of God in Western Devotion. I’m only through with chapter 2 so far (which only 3opgs into the 200 total) but…

  • How To Worship When You Think The Songs Suck

    [This post is part of the Revamping Christian Worship series] Before I get started, Josiah or David, if you’re reading this, its not about you. I’ve been thinking about a post like this long before coming to CrossPointe. Now having said that, let’s dive in. You might gather from the title, rightly so, that there…

  • Revamping Christian Worship

    This series was started right after my last year of seminary got underway, and then was quickly abandoned when most of my spare thoughts were redirected to my thesis. I’d like to spend some time thinking through the issues surrounding how we worship through song in church. Having been actively involved in that for the…

  • Redemption: Freed By Jesus From The Idols We Worship and The Wounds We Carry

    Mike Wilkerson is a pastor at Mars Hill Church in Seattle. From the sources he uses, you can easily see that Mike is passionate about using gospel-based counseling in the local church. This book grew out of Mars Hill’s Redemption Group Ministry and the curriculum that they used in those groups. Overview I already mentioned…