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Heart of Worship. Heart in Love
Hey, I'm Josiah! I'm in love with Jesus and want to worship him for all eternity - Forevermore.
Ephesians 5:18-21
"Be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, giving thanks always for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ."
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What I've Learned About Liturgies
Over the past weeks, as a class we have been learning about liturgies and the early church. We looked into how worship was ordered and...
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Feb 16, 20222 min read
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Beyond Smells and Bells
In his book, Beyond Smells and Bells, author Mark Galli unpacks the rich purposes and meaning behind one of the Church’s oldest...
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Feb 9, 20222 min read
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When Worship talks to Power
Mark Labberton writes in chapter seven of his book, "In worship we cast out lives upon the faithful and just power of God. When we do so,...
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Dec 3, 20212 min read
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Another Church Visit
I grew up going to a small non-denominational Evangelical church in Massachusetts. I have never really been to a church that belongs to a...
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Nov 30, 20213 min read
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A Church Visit
In the beginning of this semester, I befriended a Chinese student at my university. We quickly began talking about music and where we...
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Nov 29, 20213 min read
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Real Dangers of Worship
"Why do Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego choose fire over idolatry? They know where the real danger lies. They understand that God brooks...
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Nov 29, 20212 min read
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False Dangers of Worship
While reading The Dangerous Act of Worship by Mark Labberton, he describes the different ideas or struggles of worship that many churches...
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Nov 22, 20212 min read
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The Progression of Worship: From the perspective of a 35 year Church attender.
I had the opportunity last night to talk to my Nana about her experience in the Church. She has been going to the Catholic Church ever...
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Nov 10, 20212 min read
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The other two Walls of Worship
In the blog post before this I wrote about the Walls of Worship described in Constance M. Cherry's, "The Worship Architect." I wrote on...
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Nov 3, 20213 min read
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The First Two Walls of Worship
In chapters four and five, Cherry goes in depth about the first two walls of dialogical worship: The gathering and the Word. When she...
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Oct 29, 20212 min read
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The Worship Architect - Chapter 3
In her book, "The Worship Architect," Constance M. Cherry explains the foundations of a worship service, both generally and specifically....
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Oct 25, 20212 min read
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Postmodernism and the Church
As another assignment for the Worship Arts class I am a part of, we were tasked with asking a professor about postmodernism. So, after my...
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Oct 22, 20212 min read
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My Denominational Background
*Note: This blog was written as a research and reflective essay, because of this there are quotes from outside sources. If you want to...
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Oct 17, 20217 min read
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"Sing!" Track Two - Reflection
The author of this passage is clearly full of simple but profound wisdom of worship and the context of leading worship. There was very...
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Oct 4, 20211 min read
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Why I love "The Great Divorce"
The Great Divorce, is a novel written by esteemed author C.S. Lewis, and it is a story taking you on a jounrey through the idea of...
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Sep 30, 20214 min read
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Bryton Albright
Earlier this week, we had a guest speaker in our Worship Arts class. Bryton Albright, the Worship Pastor at Upland Community Church,...
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Sep 24, 20212 min read
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My home liturgies
Growing up in a Christian household, I have been surrounded by many biblical and godly standards of living. I was raised fairly sheltered...
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Sep 20, 20213 min read
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The Importance of Confession
Confession takes a huge amount of vulnerability, which takes a great amount of trust, which ultimately is rooted in love. Being...
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Sep 16, 20212 min read
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My Spiritual Goals
In my Worship Arts class we are reading, "You Are What You Love," by James K. A. Smith. In this book, Smith highlights what it means for...
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Sep 15, 20212 min read
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Look at this church!
As a part of my Worship Arts class this year, we were assigned to advertise a church using satire. My professor wanted us to write a blog...
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Sep 13, 20211 min read
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