Reginald Heber (21 April 1783 – 3 April 1826) was an English bishop, man of letters and hymn-writer. After 16 years as a country parson, he served as Bishop of Calcutta until his death at [...]
Andrew Lansdown and I have been colleagues at Life Ministries for over 30 years. But, more than that, we have been friends. There are few people that I am closer to than Andrew, and I suspect [...]
Spiritually speaking, 1997 was a difficult year for me. I was distressed at the direction a new minister was taking the church that I, and my family, had been a part of for many years. He was an [...]
This is our fifth and last in a series of articles dealing with downward trends in contemporary worship services. Previously we considered the neglect of scripture reading, the decline of [...]
This is the fourth in a series of articles dealing with downward trends in contemporary worship services. In this article we will be dealing with the rush toward a utilitarian approach to [...]
This is the third in a series of articles dealing with downward trends in contemporary worship services. In this article we will consider music and worship. Perhaps the most visible change in [...]
This is the second in a series of articles dealing with downward trends in contemporary worship services. In this article we will consider the decline in corporate prayer. In order to understand [...]
In each of the following articles I am going to be dealing with one area of concern relating to downward trends in contemporary worship services. We will consider topics such as the reading of [...]