Welcome to Varied Expressions of Worship

Welcome to Varied Expressions of Worship

This blog will be written from an orthodox Christian point of view. There may be some topic that is out of bounds, but at present I don't know what it will be. Politics is a part of life. Theology and philosophy are disciplines that we all participate in even if we don't think so. The Bible has a lot to say about economics. How about self defense? Is war ethical? Think of all the things that someone tells you we should not touch and let's give it a try. Everything that is a part of life should be an expression of worship.

Keep it courteous and be kind to those less blessed than you, but by all means don't worry about agreeing. We learn more when we get backed into a corner.

Opus 2026-344: Learning to Listen

I think I’m learning to listen to the preaching with a little better attitude.  I keep wanting the pastor to do it my way.  I keep wanting to him to research things my way.  I keep wanting him to actually preach out of the text that he reads.  It ain’t gonna happen.

At the same time just about everything he says is biblical.  Just about everything he says I do agree with.  It’s just that I have this idea that the preaching should actually be drawn out of the text instead of out of our background noise.

I’m going to be trying to focus on the things that he says and for my benefit use those as starting points for my own weekly worship and study.  There are times when he makes statements that just make me shake my head.  I need to get used to that and make sure that I’m shaking my head in mystery not shaking my head in negation.

I think this is called growing pains.

homo unius libri

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Comments are welcome. Feel free to agree or disagree but keep it clean, courteous and short. I heard some shorthand on a podcast: TLDR, Too long, didn't read.