The church building

The church building

I recently read an article by Tim Challies where he connected architectural language to liturgy. He made the case that understanding the thought put into design helps you to appreciate space, and that a similar understanding of the language of our worship would deepen...

So keep going

Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever....

Step into God’s world

[5] Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. [12] Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience....

How to spot a fake

Much of the process of figuring out what is true and fake in this world is finding a constant to measure against. Without a basis, we really have no way to ever settle on fact. CS Lewis explores this idea in his essay: Religion: Reality or Substitute? His premise in...

Idols, Icons, and the Ark

In the story that we looked at Sunday, we saw God not only force the statue of the Philistine god Dagon to bow, but He also removed the head and arms of the idol to reveal its true nature. The point was: the Creator is not okay with us worshiping His creation. All of...