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Early Christian Worship

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Darrell Pursiful

Larry Hurtado has made available PDFs of two new articles he has written for the New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible, one on “Worship, NT Christian” and one on “Christology.”  Given his lament about the lack of enthusiasm for the … Continue reading →

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The Order of Christian Worship

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

Thanks to Chaplain Mike for laying it out so simply. Even a seminarian could understand it! As “liturgical” as my current church thinks it is, it still doesn’t often move past the threefold revivalistic pattern Chaplain Mike describes. I would … Continue reading →

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Worship: Nine Proposals (or Theses?)

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

Chaplain Mike reviews Robert Webber’s nine proposals about worship renewal some thirty years on. Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend

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Leonard: Forgetting to Remember

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

I deeply appreciated Bill Leonard’s testimony about his mother and her advancing Alzheimer’s Disease. Each first Sunday, when the deacons bring my mother Holy Communion and read the words of Jesus: “As often as you do this, remember me,” the … Continue reading →

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What If It’s True?

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

This is the best response to Harold Camping’s rapture-mania I’ve seen so far. The ending deserves a standing ovation: But even if we assume that the 21st is the end, and there’s no need to maintain any savings to fall … Continue reading →

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A “Grail of Peace”

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

This story is too amazing not to share. The first chalice acquired for the first Baptist church in Tbilisi, Georgia, has been discovered almost literally in my back yard: in a closet in the chapel at Mercer University in Macon, … Continue reading →

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An "Egyptian" Eucharistic Prayer

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Darrell Pursiful

Here is another sample Eucharistic prayer, this time based on ancient Egyptian sources. Opening Dialogue The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them up to the Lord. Let us give thanks to … Continue reading →

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A "Hippolytan" Eucharistic Prayer

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Darrell Pursiful

Here is a sample Eucharistic prayer based on the Apostolic Tradition and its later adaptations. Opening Dialogue The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them up to the Lord. Let us give … Continue reading →

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Can the Blood of Jesus Make You Sick?

Posted on May 3, 2009 by Darrell Pursiful

I don’t mean this to sound snarky, but I’m seriously confused by stories coming out of places like Palm Beach, Peoria, and Austin that their respective Catholic archdioceses are recommending worshipers not receive the precious Blood of Christ from a … Continue reading →

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A Rock and a Roll

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Darrell Pursiful

I am fairly comfortable with the historic Baptist position on the Lord’s Supper. In other words, I find the way it is observed and talked about in most Baptist churches today to be dismally inadequate. I may not agree with … Continue reading →

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