Category Archives: Worship

Visiting St. Andrew’s ‘Chapel’

Posted on April 26, 2014 by RubeRad

Last November, we were in Orlando for a wedding, and we decided to worship at St. Andrew’s PCA, home of R. C. Sproul. It was an interesting experience all around, and I’ve been meaning to blog about it ever since. … Continue reading →

Posted in Protestant preaching, Review, Worship | 3 Comments

Who Said That

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Zrim

Upon reading this… Books about Christianity and culture often spend much time speaking about cultural activities such as education, vocation, and politics but say little about the church…many of them seem to treat the church as of secondary importance for … Continue reading →

Posted in Church, Ecclesiology, Quotes, Who Said That, Worship | 10 Comments

T. David Gordon Hymnal (Revised)

Posted on April 26, 2012 by RubeRad

Just like the venerable “Blue” Trinity Hymnal was revised into the “Red”, it is necessary for me to revise the T. David Gordon hymnal. Due to some discussion coming out of Hoagies & Stogies, I have some new information that … Continue reading →

Posted in Links, Quotes, Reformed piety, Resources, Revivalism, T. David Gordon, Worship | 3 Comments

Maundy Thursday

Posted on April 5, 2012 by RubeRad

Since I’ve been really busy lately, I thought I’d take a break from Thesis Thursday. (Even though we’re in the home stretch — just three lectures left!) Everybody knows about Good Friday, the day of the crucifixion, but for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Baptism, Calvin, Calvinism, Compare and Confess, Confessionalism, Confessions, History, Protestantism/Catholicism, The Lord's Supper, Worship | 12 Comments

Trinity Hymnal, T. David Gordon Edition

Posted on March 24, 2012 by RubeRad

Coming up in just three weeks, not only is T. David Gordon speaking to my kids’ schools Parent Academy, on the following evening (Sat Apr 14) he will address Hoagies & Stogies, on the topic of his recent book, Why … Continue reading →

Posted in Applied Christianity, Christian life, Ecclesiology, Links, Plugs, Reformed piety, Resources, Review, T. David Gordon, Worship | 1 Comment

Keep On Keepin’ On

Posted on September 13, 2011 by RubeRad

We’ve had a renaming discussion before, but this hilarious cartoon (HT NWBingham) reminded me I’ve wanted to kick off another: I sent this cartoon to my pastor, and he replied that he has actually encountered this inside-out view of preaching. … Continue reading →

Posted in Compare and Confess, Ecclesiology, History, Humor, Protestant preaching, Protestant slogans, Reformed Confessionalism, Reformed piety, Some fun, The Protestant Reformation, Worship | 9 Comments

Presbyterian Sociology, Part II

Posted on September 12, 2011 by RubeRad

[HT inscrutable Being] I know everybody’s first thought upon seeing a blog post titled Presbyterian Sociology, Part I was, “wait, you mean there’s gonna be another one?” Well, the unbearable wait is finally over. In case you don’t have $159.97 … Continue reading →

Posted in Calvinism, Compare and Confess, DG Hart, Ecclesiology, High church calvinism, Quotes, Reformed piety, Review, Southern Baptist Convention, Worship | 9 Comments

No Sanctuary

Posted on February 16, 2011 by RubeRad

In this recent thread, the discussion turned to Reformed usage of the term “Sanctuary”. I had heard anecdotally that “Sanctuary” is frowned upon, because the room in which we worship is not holy, not sanctified — not like the Temple … Continue reading →

Posted in High church calvinism, History, Protestantism/Catholicism, Worship | 82 Comments

What is Confessionalism?

Posted on December 13, 2010 by RubeRad

From a recent Office Hours , OHS DGH defines what he means by the term “confessionalism”: Well, first, it’s an odd word to use, “confessional”, because it suggests that it’s just about the confession or creeds, and Reformed creeds and … Continue reading →

Posted in Confessionalism, Ecclesiology, High church calvinism, Quotes, Reformed Confessionalism, Reformed piety, Worship | 11 Comments

Psalm Singing in Calvin and the Puritans

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Rick

The Outlook has posted two articles by Joel Beeke called, Psalm Singing in Calvin and the Puritans:

Posted in Calvin, Calvinism, Worship | 86 Comments

Horton on Songs We Shoudn’t Sing

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Rick

I quote Michael Horton on three particularly bad hymns from the article Singing Christ into Our Hearts. “In The Garden:”

Posted in Gnosticism, Mike Horton, Worship | 30 Comments

Well…I’m Waaaaiting!

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Zrim

It is not difficult to understand why Calvin desired weekly celebration of the Lord’s Supper. Even if the Scriptures and the writings of the early church did not indicate that this was the established practice of the apostolic church, his … Continue reading →

Posted in Keith Mathison, Quotes, The Lord's Supper, Worship | 24 Comments

Calvin on the Necessary Relation of Word and Spirit to the Eucharist

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Zrim

John Calvin and many of the Reformers were strong advocates of weekly communion. But as Keith Mathison laments in his excellent book Given for You: Reclaiming Calvin’s Doctrine of the Lord’s Supper, The practice of the church, as described in … Continue reading →

Posted in Calvin, Mathison, Quotes, Reformed piety, The Lord's Supper, Worship | 27 Comments

Sabbath as Discipline: Outward and Ordinary Vs. Inward and Extraordinary

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Zrim

    Equally detrimental to Sabbath observance has been the widespread popularity of revivalism. Not only have churches used revivals as a means to convert the lost and gain new members, but revivals have become the chief means for determining … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian life, Ecclesiology, High church calvinism, Quotes, Reformed piety, Revivalism, Sabbath, Uncategorized, Worship | 45 Comments

Why We Go To Church: The Intuition of Law and the Counter-Intuition of Gospel

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Zrim

(This post is another re-run. Though heavily edited and extended here, it originally ran once in the now defunct Diary section of Modern Reformation. I post it again now because I have been reminded of it during these last several … Continue reading →

Posted in Law/Gospel Distinction, Worship | 4 Comments