Music and Worship and Writing Michael Krahn on 29 Jan 2010
This week I reached a bit of a milestone. The appearance of a column entitled “Rescuing Worship” marks my first work published in a nation-wide publication – in this case, “Christian Week”. I will be doing a series of these posts throughout 2010 under the column heading “Worship Matters” (apologies to Bob Kauflin).
Here are the [...]
Bible and Preaching and Worship Michael Krahn on 23 Dec 2009
Here is the audio from my September 27th, 2009 sermon titled “What is Worship?” The sermon was not based on a particular text – which in retrospect I find to be a bit of a weakness. You can listen to the audio below or download the MP3 and listen on whatever device you normally use. [...]
Church and Ministry and Music and Seen and Heard and Songwriting and Theology and Worship Michael Krahn on 20 Oct 2009
I am NOT a Hillsong basher but Ugh, I hate Hillsong videos… and some of their lyrics. I have no idea what they’re trying to market in videos such as the one below. Ok, actually its pretty obvious: the people in the band and all their fans are gorgeous and hip! They spend time in [...]
Music and Worship Michael Krahn on 12 Aug 2009
In a recent Breakpoint article, Chuck Colson asks, “Is there a right and wrong kind of music for worship?”
“One expert on church music says yes, there is. Much of today’s music is of poor quality, he writes. But so was some music written centuries ago. The difference is the old hymns have endured a centuries-long [...]
Church and Jesus and Music and Pastor and Quotes and Comments and Theology and Worship Michael Krahn on 15 Jun 2009
Michael Spencer, who is a Protestant but blogs under the name The Internet Monk, wrote an excellent piece on worship a few days ago. I will print some of the highlights here followed by a few personal comments. If you want to see the entire article and read the comments on his blog (of which [...]
Church and Jesus and Ministry and Theology and Worship Michael Krahn on 15 Jun 2009
When we lead the music (or preach or teach), we are there primarily for the benefit of the other people in the room. What we are trying do at church is follow Jesus’ example, who “came to serve, not to be served.” Matthew 20:28
To do this, we partially put aside our preferences so that others [...]
Church and D. A. Carson and Jesus and Music and Pastor and Theology and Worship Michael Krahn on 13 May 2009
Let’s try to separate music from the idea of worship for a while. We’ll talk about it a little bit at the end.
Worship as a noun
1. The feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity : the worship of God
2. The acts or rites that make up a formal expression of reverence for [...]
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