Advent Devotional at Christ the King – Houston
am contributing to an Advent Devotional at Christ the King. I will be posting my contributions on this website as well.
The End of Advent
oseph Bottum on The End of Advent:
[T]he endless roar of untethered Christmas anticipation is close to drowning out the disciplined anticipation of Advent. And when Christmas itself arrives, it has begun to seem a day not all that different from any other. Oh, yes, church and home to a big dinner. Presents for the children. [...]
Five Reasons to Observe Advent
he Sojourn Music blog has posted “Five Reasons You Should Celebrate Advent.”
5. It’s the antidote to the commercial “Christmas season.”
4. It’s an opportunity to rehearse and emphasize the whole gospel as part of the Christian year.
3. It’s a way to live in hope (even in perilous times).
2. It provides a place and structure for lament.
1. [...]
Modern Church Music
Modern church music is so constructed that the congregation cannot hear one distinct word.
-Erasmus, 1516
Advent Hymns
’ve posted lead sheets for two Advent hymns that I’ve written in years past: Savior of the Nations, Come and O Quickly Come, Dread Judge of All.
Here’s a clip of Savior of the Nations, Come.
[Audio clip: view full post to listen]
In addition, I’ve taken the time to write out the list of Advent hymns from [...]
Bookshelf
Planned books:
None
Current books:
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The Future of Justification: A Response to N. T. Wright by John Piper
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Explosive Preaching by Ron Boyd-MacMillan
Recent books:
- Perspectives Old and New on Paul: The by Stephen Westerholm
- Simple Church: Returning to God’s Process for Making Disciples by Thom S. Rainer
- The Divine Commodity: Discovering a Faith Beyond Consumer Christianity by Skye Jethani
- Engaging With God: A Biblical Theology of Worship by David Peterson
- Justification: God’s Plan and Paul’s Vision by N. T. Wright
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