Month: May 2017

Don: Technology is the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes. How does technology affect society, and what is the result with respect to worship and faith? Technology and its impacts have been with us from the beginning of time. Scripture tells of the first application of technology in history, the sewing of fig leaves…

Don: In his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus gave some instruction regarding personal worship. He addressed three elements of worship common to all religions, everywhere and in all ages: Prayer, alms-giving, and fasting: “Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is…

Don: The concept of fatal worship was outlined by Paul, who contrasted it with true (or what we have been calling authentic) worship: For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because that which is known about God is evident within…

Don: How can we know that our worship, corporate or individual, is authentic? We know from the story of Cain and Abel that true worship centers on God and his creative works while false worship centers on our own efforts. But, since God extended his grace to the murderer and false worshipper (Cain) anyway, does…