Tag: American church

• Revisited: On The 7th Day, We Rest

  

  The Sabbath. So often, we busy ourselves with rote actions: we read a devotional, we read a passage from the Bible, or we pray—out of obligation instead of devotion. But we very rarely practice rest. For the majority of the week, our time and attention is consumed by work of one kind or another. So,…

  T. Allen Burr

  October 5, 2023

  Articles, Theology/Praxis

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• Revisited: Is Worship Too Believer-Centric?

  

  I revisited the blog post I wrote concerning the believer-centric nature of worship. My feelings concerning this remain the same as they did back in February. Worship should be about who God is.

  T. Allen Burr

  September 15, 2023

  Articles, Theology/Praxis

  American Christianity, American church, believer, Bishop Michael Curry, christianity, Church, contemporarychristianworship, Episcopal, Episcopalian, Evelyn Underhill, John Wesley, Michael Curry, modern worship, R.C. Sproul, western christianity, worship, Worship Songs

• 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

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