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Is Worship the Purpose of the Church? | Dr Chris Alford's Blog
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Dr Chris Alford's Blog. A Passion for Worship…. Is Worship the Purpose of the Church? In a recent newsletter, I posted the conclusion of an article I wrote– out of angst– when I was wrestling with some notions about worship and where it fits into the big picture in church. Is worship one of the “functions” of a healthy church, or is it something more? If you’d like to weigh in, please do. And if you’d like to read the entire article, just click here: Worship: The Purpose of the Church. With even a little...
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Carefully Considering the Ancient-Evangelical Call | Dr Chris Alford's Blog
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Dr Chris Alford's Blog. A Passion for Worship…. Carefully Considering the Ancient-Evangelical Call. Chief among the aims of. Call to an Ancient-Evangelical Future. 2006) was to highlight the great need for Evangelicals to reflect more deeply on the substance of the biblical narrative, its articulation in the historic faith (that is to say, what the church has always believed), and to recover the fullness of that heritage. As a pastor, I have embraced (and signed). For example, notice the phrases, “...
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Lent: The Journey to Easter | Dr Chris Alford's Blog
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Dr Chris Alford's Blog. A Passion for Worship…. Lent: The Journey to Easter. The Season of Lent: The Journey to Easter. Sometimes when people consider Lent, they think Roman Catholic observances. But Lent isn’t a Catholic thing or an Episcopal thing– it’s a Christian thing! The Bible has many things to say about reflection and repentance. Consider these four verses– and notice what kind of picture they paint of our relationship with God:. Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious t...
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Christmas Old School Style | Dr Chris Alford's Blog
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Dr Chris Alford's Blog. A Passion for Worship…. Christmas Old School Style. Marking Time in an Ancient-Future Way. How do you tell time? I don’t mean in terms of the hour of the day. Rather, how do you mark time through the year? A funny aside: Some years ago while teaching a class, I asked “What are some of the signals that Easter is on the way? Most folks are ready for Christmas to be over by New Year’s Eve. It’s so hard to wait for something, isn’t it? But imagine some of the ways your Christmas might...
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A New Year Epiphany | Dr Chris Alford's Blog
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Dr Chris Alford's Blog. A Passion for Worship…. A New Year Epiphany. So, Just What is Epiphany? Epiphany (which means “revelation” or “a revealing”) is the season of the Christian year when believers focus on the revelation of God’s ultimate gift, Jesus Christ, to the world. In Epiphany we celebrate that God’s Son came to earth for all humankind and the whole created order. That’s a lot of biblical truth to pack into one short season of the Christian year! Go “Green” This Epiphany. Enter your comment here.
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Dr Chris Alford's Blog | A Passion for Worship… | Page 2
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Dr Chris Alford's Blog. A Passion for Worship…. Core Values on Worship. Bull;November 29, 2008 • 4 Comments. Recently, I started a little list of core convictions about worship– sort of a “here are the basics according to Chris”. These ten items don’t make for an exhaustive list and they don’t inlude your contributions yet. See what you think about these, and if you’d like to add to them, please do so: let’s keep the conversation going. 5 The music is not the worship, and neither is the sermon. Worsh...
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Worship Lessons from Hollywood | Dr Chris Alford's Blog
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Dr Chris Alford's Blog. A Passion for Worship…. Worship Lessons from Hollywood. Anna and I got up extra early the other morning and headed out fromSacramento to San Francisco. The Oakland Bay Bridge was still closed for repairs, so since our destination was Treasure Island. That day Anna was working for the NBC television drama called “Trauma”. Movie were made there. Anyway, our day was spent in one of three mammoth sound stages filled up with towering green screens and giant sets: We saw hospital in...
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What I’m Hearing in “Fly-Over Country” | Dr Chris Alford's Blog
https://drchrisalford.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/what-im-hearing-in-fly-over-country
Dr Chris Alford's Blog. A Passion for Worship…. What I’m Hearing in “Fly-Over Country”. I’m in what you might call “fly-over country”. You’ve heard that phrase before, haven’t you? It’s used by social elites who live on the coasts to dismiss, well, everyone else who doesn’t live on the coasts. But it’s not just the jargon of politicians or Hollywood types. It also has a home in worship circles. Honestly. Here’s a sampler:. We’re tired of the church trying to put on a show to attract us. 8230;that has mad...
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Precious Moments Christianity | Dr Chris Alford's Blog
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Dr Chris Alford's Blog. A Passion for Worship…. I’m re-reading Robert Webber’s The Younger Evangelicals these days and thinking about one of the characteristics of young adults when it comes to the arts. Do you think bad theology leads to bad art? I wonder if part of the “Valentines for Jesus” or “Precious Moments” kind of sentimental Christianity reflects a desire to artificially create community? You know what “kitsch” is, don’t you? JM Cameron, in a review of. One of the things I’ve noticed abou...
