Apparently moves are afoot to end the practice of exclusive acapella psalmody in the Free Church of Scotland. Donald MacLeod seems to be one of those pushing for change. He says: Those of us in favour of change argue, first of all, that it is no small thing to be out of step with the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Practice’
unaccompanied singing in the FC
Posted in hymnody, Piety, Practice, Reformed Theology, Theology, Uncategorized, tagged hymnody, Piety, Practice, Reformed Theology, The Church on May 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
lutheran medicine for a sick prayer life
Posted in Piety, Practice, Theology, Uncategorized, tagged Piety, Practice on May 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
If you don’t find prayer a struggle it’s either because you’re dead or because you’ve given up praying. Lutheran pastor Paul McCain has some helpful tips for fellow strugglers: Keep it simple. Using devotional guides can be of great benefit, but don’t allow the process of meditation and prayer become more important than actually meditating on [...]
biblical piety versus charismatic piety
Posted in evangelical wackiness, Piety, Practice, Theology, tagged evangelicalism, miscellaneous, Piety, Practice, The Lord's Supper, Theology on April 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The word “piety” denotes how one relates to God. There is tension in evangelicalism today as to how we “do” piety. I suppose this is, in no small part, down to the mixed marriage that spawned evangelicalism: Pietism and Puritanism. Roger Olson comments on this strange blend: ..Noll, like many other historians of evangelicalism, seems [...]
