Category: Articles

• Do You Mean It?

  

  When you say you’re a Christian, do you mean it? Christ told His disciples to take up their cross and deny themselves. But what does that mean?

  T. Allen Burr

  August 31, 2023

  Articles, Theology/Praxis

  Apostle Paul, bible, christianity, cross, endurance, faith, god, jesus, Mother Teresa, suffering

• The Trinity: Mystery of Mysteries

  

  The doctrine of the Trinity states that the Persons of the Godhead are equal to one another in rank/position, mutually eternal, and are of one Being/one Substance.

  T. Allen Burr

  March 3, 2023

  Articles, Theology/Praxis

  belief, christian belief, christian teaching, christianity, Church, Doctrine, Godhead, monarchianism, Nathan Wood, Stanley Horton, Theology, trinitarianism, trinity, William Menzies

• On The 7th Day, We Rest

  

  Rest is one of the least practiced spiritual disciplines and perhaps one of the most important. By failing to rest, are we not failing to keep one of the 10 Commandments?

  T. Allen Burr

  February 23, 2023

  Articles, Theology/Praxis

  believer, christian, christian faith, christianity, Church, day of rest, faith, rest, resting, Sabbath, shabbat

• Technology and the Church

  

  In my last post, I mentioned that many churches have replaced the church bulletin with social media posts. Believe me, the irony of asking that question as I write a blog reflecting on church practice is not lost on me. This brings me to my question: Do we rely too much on technology in the…

  T. Allen Burr

  February 16, 2023

  Articles, Theology/Praxis

  American church, asbury, asbury college, asbury outpouring, azusa, azusa street, azusa street revival, cameras, christianity, Church, church life, Church Practice, livestream, livestreaming, post-Covid church, social media, stage lights, technology, technology in church, western christianity

• Please Stand For The Reading Of The Word

  

  We stand for a bride coming down the aisle, for a judge entering a courtroom, for the declaration of the Pledge of Allegiance, for the singing of the Star Spangled Banner, and for other people of particular importance entering a room. Why do we stand for these things but not for the reading of the…

  T. Allen Burr

  February 9, 2023

  Articles, Theology/Praxis

  bible, Bible Reading, Church, churchservice, GodsWord, honor, liturgy, nationalanthem, PledgeOfAllegiance, respect, reverence, rite, stand, StarSpangledBanner, worship

• Is Worship Too Believer-Centric?

  

  Worship is designed to de-center the self and recenter the believer’s mind and life on Christ. It’s hard to do that when the experience of the believer is the focus of the songs we sing during the time when we’re supposed to be focusing on the majesty and mystery of who God is.

  T. Allen Burr

  February 2, 2023

  Articles, Theology/Praxis