Topic: Worship

Our worship is a part of a cosmic liturgy of praise to the One who was slaughtered in reconciling a suffering universe to God.

The sexy bits of the Bible point to an understanding of the sacramental nature of sexual intimacy.

The measure of the value of our worship is the measure of the transformation of our lives.

What God has done and is doing is cause for celebration.

You can’t define or dictate how people will experience God, even within the service of worship.

Icons, as representations of the incarnation rather than images of God, can serve to open us to God rather than becoming alternatives to God.

Being saved can be painful, but its goal, becoming a purified people who can worship rightly without fear, is the ultimate reward.

There is an illuminating contrast between the response of the pagan magi and the response of the biblical scholars, and between the kingship of Jesus and the kingship of Herod.