Faced with the impossible choice between being intellectually honest or following Jesus, I chose intellectual honesty and became an agnostic. That was until a professor recommended Mark Noll’s book, The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind. It saved and transformed my faith. In it Noll notes four key historical movements that were responsible for evangelicalism’s anti-intellectual … [Read more...] about Beatnik Christianity Treasures the Life of the Mind As a Sacred Means of Worship
Harold Best
Why Should We Choose to Worship God?: A Short-Form Series on Christian Worship
Throughout this series, I have been exploring a description of worship by Harold Best in which he argues that everyone is worshiping all the time—even “nones” as I suggested last month. If we accept this premise that everyone worships and, in fact, never stops worshiping, the next question I have is “Why should we choose to worship God?” Why not worship myself, my family, my … [Read more...] about Why Should We Choose to Worship God?: A Short-Form Series on Christian Worship
Do “Nones” Worship, Too?: A Short-Form Series on Christian Worship
Last month I wrote about how humans are always worshiping, which includes not only Christians but members of other religions. There I presented an argument from Harold Best that all people were created by God as worshiping creatures who pour themselves out in love, adoration, and gratitude to a chosen or choosing god. The outpouring of worship from religious adherents is … [Read more...] about Do “Nones” Worship, Too?: A Short-Form Series on Christian Worship
Who (or What) Are We Worshiping?: A Short-Form Series on Christian Worship
Last month, I wrote about how worship is bigger than music and encompasses our whole life. This understanding is encapsulated in this description by Harold Best: “Worship is the continuous outpouring of all that I am, all that I do and all that I can ever become in light of a chosen or choosing god.” One of the key implications of this description is that we are always … [Read more...] about Who (or What) Are We Worshiping?: A Short-Form Series on Christian Worship
We Are Always Worshiping: A Short-Form Series on Christian Worship
Worship has been a hot topic within American Christian circles for decades. From the worship wars to the proliferation of new songs from around the globe, much ink has been spilled. This subject has been debated and analyzed from many angles. Yet worship is a far more robust subject than mere music. It is a theme that cuts to the very heart of what it means to be human. The … [Read more...] about We Are Always Worshiping: A Short-Form Series on Christian Worship
