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Contemporary vicarious worship

A crowd at a concert is shown from the back.

I’ve been thinking about issues of music and contemporary worship in church for years. I’m not a musician. I did play the piano and clarinet as a child but neither stuck. I’ve also been in …

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The truth behind conspiracy theories

It is a statistical fact that conspiracy theories engage more followers and see further reach in times when people feel helpless and out of control. This article does not attempt to respond to any one …

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How is the Church treating Jesus?

“Church has to be run like a business.” I said the above statement about five years ago, affirming the institutional model of a large church in my area. There was no thought of anything different. …

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Politics and the Church

Recently, there have been disagreements within Christianity over the church’s role in the political sphere. Some Christians are starting to wonder if Republicanism is wrapped too tightly into the fabric of American Evangelicalism. Most, however, …

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I love America but it is not my idol

America is not, nor has it ever been, nor should it ever be a “Christian nation.” We can’t baptize a nation, nor should we try. Christians are the last people on earth in need of …

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Five reasons to abandon the attractional church model

The “Attractional Church,” according to Jared C. Wilson (from The Gospel-Driven Church), can be defined as “a way of doing church ministry whose primary purpose is to make Christianity appealing.” Now, there’s certainly nothing wrong with …

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