Month: July 2017
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Worship and Doctrine
Don: What is the role of doctrine in worship? The word for doctrine is mentioned more than 50 times in the Old and New Testaments. The dictionary definition is: A belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a church, political party, or other group. Synonyms include: Creed, dogma, belief, teaching, and ideology. In…
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Worship and Technology VIII: Seeking God
Don: The reunification and reconciliation of Man and God is at the core of the acts and processes of worship. To seek God is to acknowledge that there is a space where He exists—a “God space”—that Man seeks, if not to occupy then at least to find the entryway thereto. One might argue that Man…
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Worship and Technology VII: Seeking and Knowing
Jay: The Bible has much to say on the topic of God seeking Man and Man seeking God, and on God knowing Man and Man knowing God. For example: “For affliction does not come from the dust, Nor does trouble sprout from the ground, For man is born for trouble, As sparks fly upward. But…
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Technology and Worship VI: Physical and Spiritual Magisteria
Don: Technology strengthens, enables, and empowers us in many ways. It turns us into something we are not, or were not. It is as if it is turning us into gods ourselves, at least in a physical sense. Is this the driving force behind our addiction with technology? After the Fall, Man initiated the use…
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Technology and Worship V: Youth’s Perspective on Social Media
Don: Today’s younger generations were born into a technological way of life. How do they see technology interfacing between Man and God, augmenting or assisting in a more meaningful worship experience, and as a way of strengthening and of sharing faith? Is the overall effect positive or negative? For today’s discussion, we will limit our…