Category Archives: Contemporary Worship

Inculturation

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Rev. Paul R. Harris

Don’t hold me to it; more aptly don’t hold him to it, but I think this is a one sentence summary of the Rev. James Alan Waddell’s 2005 magnum opus The Struggle to Reclaim the Liturgy in the Lutheran Church.  … Continue reading →

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Chanel Number 1

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Rev. Paul R. Harris

Chanel Number 5 I think is one of the more pricier perfumes, but I think Chanel Number 1 has a lesson worth learning.

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Let the Children Come to Me – Not!

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Rev. Paul R. Harris

This is from Crossbridge Community Church, Lakeway, Texas an LCMS mission: “The Kidz begin the morning in worship services with their parents so that they can enjoy the uplifting, contemporary music that begins our Sunday mornings.  Pastor Peter then blesses … Continue reading →

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New Roman Missal Finally Out and LSB is Really

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Rev. Paul R. Harris

The following is from http://www.usccb.org/romanmissal/examples.shtml .  The Third Edition of the Roman Catholic Missal is finally out as of August 21, 2009, and look what they changed back to. 

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Bumper Sticker Theology

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Rev. Paul R. Harris

You can tell a lot about a person by their bumper stickers.  That must be what people mean to happen when the put them on their car.

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I’d Rather Spend 90 Minutes in The Shack

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Rev. Paul R. Harris

Several weeks ago I warned of looking for truth in all the wrong places such as the novel The Shack.  Well I’d rather spend 90 minutes in The Shack than one minute in 90 Minutes in Heaven.

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Effeminacy and the Liturgy

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Rev. Paul R. Harris

  Reading The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, I discovered I might not know the real meaning of effeminacy.  It doesn’t mean weak or even sissified to the author of that work. 

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Keeping up With the Jones’

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Rev. Paul R. Harris

  Contemporary worship didn’t come out of thin air.  I think it genesis can be laid at the door of Vatican II which started from the principle of what is relevant to men not what is worshipful to God.  Of … Continue reading →

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Personal Relationship or Faith in Faith?

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Rev. Paul R. Harris

  You won’t have to troll through many LCMS websites to find a “mission statement” saying their mission is to “lead others to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.”  You won’t talk very long to a member or a pastor … Continue reading →

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Plain Label Christianity and Hall Monitors

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Rev. Paul R. Harris

There are hundreds of shampoos on the market; far too many to make any logical, rational, certain choice, so I choose one called “Generic Shampoo.”  There are hundreds of beers too.  All have competing claims and counter claims so I … Continue reading →

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