Category Archives: My Own Personal Religion

Existentialist worship and the death of community

Posted on November 5, 2007 by me

We had emo-worship in our church yesterday; at least the singing part of worship (think Dashboard Confessional). Song after breathy, angst-ridden, emotion-filled song delivered by the 20-something worship leader invited us to share in a series of existential experiences that … Continue reading →

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Where is “real” worship to be found?

Posted on October 20, 2007 by me

From the i-monk: If you want to see genuine worshipers, I’m not sure your local evangelical “praise and worship” service is necessarily the right place to go. Maybe….maybe you might want to stop in that 8 a.m. mass over at … Continue reading →

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Thinking with the Internet Monk

Posted on September 26, 2007 by me

Michael Spencer’s post today at his blog, internetmonk.com, prompted a good little discussion on the nature of blogging, fisking and the discussion of theology, which often (usually) trespasses into areas of personal faith and belief. Because theology (man’s attempts to … Continue reading →

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How to read the Old Testament: Wisdom from an old dude

Posted on August 30, 2007 by me

In keeping with prior posts on hermeneutics (that is, how to read and actually understand the Bible in some reasonable fashion), more hermeneutics, discovering the nature of God, and too many posts to link to directed at shaking a bit … Continue reading →

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