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(pic credit: © 2017 by crisbaj. Used with permission)

 

Hello, AdoreTheLord blog-readers!

I apologize for not posting in the last few weeks… been out-of-town, large amount of ‘off-the-grid’ time…

I’ve been working on a number of post-threads ‘off-line’, which include a whole new stream of ‘Adoration Devotionals’… stay tuned!

I’m also looking at posting styles, and may try some new formats and fonts… easier on the eyes…

My Summer Reading’s been the ‘Mod Worship Blog-o-sphere’… when we had www connection… yes, this has generated some unique ‘resource/reference’ stuff coming out here (AdoreTheLord.blog) real soon.

Meanwhile, I would like to give a couple of links to some really, really good on-line articles and blogs that I’ve found, written by some well-placed Levites who lead God’s people in times of adoration. These are kind and thoughtful works that probe the whole “from this to that, from here to there… what’s next?” theme-stream we’ve been prodding in this AdoreTheLord blog as well… and ask some penetrating questions…

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Pastor Jamie Brown goes to a big national ‘Worship’ conference and wonders out loud about the new ‘big thing’ there for worship leaders… ‘performancism’…

https://worthilymagnify.com/2014/05/19/crash/

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DesiringGod.org writer Tony Reinke unpacks how singing to the Lord is serious stuff…

http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/sing-for-your-life

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The heavy-weight author of the mind-bending ‘Let The Nations Be Glad’,  John Piper illuminates some… uummmm, uncomfortable…  things about Mod Worship tunes and the strength of the song-writing and lyric-crafting…

http://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/when-worship-lyrics-miss-the-mark

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Mike Livingstone pulls on some big perspectives (including Tozer…ouch…) to question the assumptions in modern ‘worshiptainment’…

https://mikelivingstone.com/2014/12/17/the-heresy-of-worshiptainment/

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Blogger-author Tim Challies gives a heart-cry for Adoration and Worship in his God-connection…

http://www.crosswalk.com/blogs/challies/what-would-i-lose-if-i-lost-worship.html

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Tim Challies again, mourning the loss of the historic elements in corporate worship of the church…

https://www.challies.com/articles/the-missing-elements-of-modern-worship/

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Tim Challies again, pointing out how the Mod Worship band-gig can easily create a platform for performance and crush true congregational singing…

https://www.challies.com/articles/why-i-didnt-sing-when-i-visited-your-church/

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TAKE-AWAY:

One Levite to another… we’ve got alotta needin’ fixin’…

written by crisbaj

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Charlottesville… “I can’t believe the news to-day… I can’t close my eyes and make it go away… How long? How long must we sing this song??  Tonite! We can be as one, tonite!!” (Bono/U2)

 

 

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