Shawn Young6 minSinging at CornerstoneFew subjects generate such controversy in the church as music in worship. The shift to an entertainment-driven aesthetic in evangelical...
Shawn Young4 minLiturgical Creatures?James K. A. Smith Baker Academic: 2009 According to Smith, we are desiring creatures more than we are thinking animals. What we love...
Shawn Young2 minOur Need for RestSabbath means that there’s enough bread, that we don’t have to hustle every day of our lives. There’s no record that Pharaoh ever took a...
Shawn Young2 minIs Corporate Worship Dispensable?In worship God calls his people into his presence so that he can cleanse their hearts, renew their love for him, and refresh their vision...
Shawn Young2 minWhy We Need Christian LiturgyWe believe we can achieve dominance through science and technology. Religion may be helpful for private life, but it cannot deal with the...
Shawn Young2 minThe Priority of WorshipCalvin argues in his commentary on Psalm 33 that there is nothing better in which the people of God can be employed than worshiping him....
Shawn Young1 minCalvin on the Efficacy of the Lord's SupperTo summarize: our souls are fed by the flesh and blood of Christ in the same way that bread and wine keep and sustain physical life….Even...
Shawn Young2 minGod's Incomprehensibility and Public WorshipIn this chapter, Sproul comments that there is nothing particularly distinctive about the Reformed view of God in comparison to other...
Shawn Young1 minWorship and the WordThe Regulative Principle of Worship (RPW) states that we must worship as God prescribes in His word. While this principle is clearly...
Shawn Young3 minReformed Worship (Part 4)Hart and Muether point out that there is no contradiction between whether God is pleased by our worship, and how we as worshipers are...
Shawn Young2 minReformed Worship? (Part 3)Good liturgy necessarily arises out of a proper understanding of the church. But what is a good Reformed liturgy? “It is a liturgy that...
Shawn Young2 minReformed Worship? (Part 2)But the Lord has set aside one day in seven as holy to His people. The rhythm of the Christian life is six days of work, and one day of...
Shawn Young3 minReformed Worship? (Part 1)With Reverence and Awe by D.G. Hart and John R. Muether 204 pages Phillipsburg: P & R Publishers, 2002 Readers who are a part of the tiny...
Shawn Young2 minIndividualism Negating the IndividualCarl Trueman's latest essay is over at Reformation21. I was interested in his point particularly as it informs our worship, and closely...
Shawn Young2 minReformed Worship and LiturgyIn the Splendor of Holiness by Jon D. Payne 120 pages Tolle Lege Press (2008) As a pastor I am often looking for a brief, highly...