Articles: Worship
The History of Psalm Singing in the Christian Church
The canonical Book of Psalms properly may be viewed as the Bible's own devotional book. Dietrich Bonhoeffer made this point in his brief work, The Psalms - Prayer Book of the Bible. Indeed it is the primary source from which all other devotional books have drawn. "The Psalter is the great school of prayer," said Bonhoeffer elsewhere. Thomas à Kempis (1380-1471), for example, quotes the Psalms more than the gospels in his The Imitation of Christ, "the most popular of all Christian devotional books." more...
Worship and Music Today
Amongst conservative Presbyterians these days a debate is heating up, and shall before long burst into open conflict over the worship of the church. While division is always a scandal in the church, this is one occasion when at least we can say that the subject is worthy of a good fight and even a denominational realignment. Nothing that we do is as important as our worship. more...
Learning and Loving the Trinity Psalter
Among the many ambitions that the creators of the Trinity Psalter have for their work is that the tunes recommended become known and beloved. more...
The Worship of the Ancient Church
The elements from the ancient Church of preaching, public reading of Scripture, prayer, hymnody and psalmody, and the Lord's Supper, as well as the observance of the Lord's Day and the development of feast days, will be examined and developments evaluated. more...
Core Values for Church Planting
We are in a transitional time for the Christian Church in modern culture, and in particular for Presbyterianism. Many mainline churches around us have fallen prey to liberalism of various types, while many evangelical churches look more like the culture than the church. more...
An Evangelical and Reformed Faith
We are at once catholic, Protestant, and Reformed. more...
The Ebb & Flow of Lectio Continua Bible Reading In the English-Speaking Reformed Churches 1539-2000
A history and defense of chapter by chapter Bible reading in Worship services. more...
The Christian Use of Visual Art in Worship Today
A defense for the visually simple and reverent Worship. more...