Category Archives: +The Prayers

Spirituality, Liturgy, Worship

A Christian Pastor in Iran Is Facing a Death Sentence

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

Now that Amanda Knox is on her way to Seattle (and I wish her well), can the media share a little love with Youcef Nadarkhani? From Associated Baptist Press: FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABP) – An international Baptist leader called on … Continue reading →

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Thought for the Day (if not the Millennium)

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

I want a church that includes fussy kids, old liturgy, bad sound, weird congregants  and—brace yourself—painfully amateur “special music” now and then. Why? Well, for one thing, when the Gospel story is accompanied by a fog machine and light show, … 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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The Scandal of the Evangelical Imagination

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

From Brandon O’Brien at Out of Ur: I don’t mean that evangelicals produce bad art (although we do), and I’m not issuing a call for more sophisticated creative engagement with culture (though we need one). Imagination is broader than that. … 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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Miners Trapped Near Middlesboro, Kentucky

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

Yahoo! News is reporting: LOUISVILLE, Ky (Reuters) – A state official said that three miners were trapped by high water in an underground coal mine in southeastern Kentucky on Monday. “They’re fine, they’re safe,” said Dick Brown, spokesman for the … Continue reading →

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The Archeology of Synagogues

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

Eric Meyers has a nice article about the earliest synagogues in The Jewish Week. He is especially interested in the immediate post-70 situation and what it might tell us about the development of Judaism: One of the more important and … Continue reading →

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I’m Going to Give Johnny Cash the Last Word on Harold Camping

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

As much as I usually resist it, I find there’s still a lot of Bell County, Kentucky in my spiritual pilgrimage. So here’s to Southern gospel music, heart-felt religion, the hope of heaven, and good old fashioned meat-and-potatoes spirituality. Now, … Continue reading →

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To Disillusioned Followers of Harold Camping

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

Dear Fellow Believers in Jesus Christ, I had intended to hold back this post until tomorrow morning, but since Family Radio agreed to concede defeat if nothing happened by midnight Jerusalem time (about half an hour ago, if I’m not … Continue reading →

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My Plans for Sunday

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

It is easy to mock Harold Camping and his crew for insisting the rapture will take place tomorrow. Mockery is without question a valid biblical response to false teaching, as Isaiah and many of the other prophets will attest. I’m … Continue reading →

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