When it comes to worship, Christian culture in America has shifted slowly back to a mentality from the late Middle Ages. Theoretically all Christians are called to worship God. We’ve begun to think of worship as something which clergy and music leaders do, and which the people passively observe. Singing is called “worship” simply because it is the…
Is Worship Escapism?
Sometimes people may believe that worship is merely an act of make-believe and that my role as a pastor is to uphold an inspiring fairy tale. Life is busy, life is rushed, life is complex; modern life is debilitating. People die, people suffer, people deal with the cynical corporate world. Come to church to escape that….
