Monthly Archives: December 2014

Our Hope By the Rivers of Babylon

Posted on December 25, 2014 by John Valade

In keeping with the latest post’s theme of exile and restoration as the paradigm for Christian engagement with our society I have taken huge liberties with a popular song. (Presented with apologies to Boney M. ) For those of you … Continue reading →

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Evangelicalism and the State

Posted on December 21, 2014 by John Valade

[This post is from a discussion based on a longer paper I submitted for a History of Modern Evangelicalism class in 2009 at the seminary I attended. The full paper, including the bibliography the notes are based on, can be … Continue reading →

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Revelation and Response In Torah-based Festivals – Part 2

Posted on December 14, 2014 by John Valade

[I finished the last post with two important questions my Theology of Christian Worship paper was intending to answer.The first is “what overarching revelatory themes should a liturgy convey?”  And the second is “what constitutes properly reverent obedience?”  The final … Continue reading →

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Revelation and Response In Torah-based Festivals – Part 1

Posted on December 6, 2014 by John Valade

Last time I ranted about what I perceive to be a trend toward mysticism in Evangelicalism that was promulgated in the classrooms of seminaries I attended. One might well wonder what views of my own I was formulating about worship … Continue reading →

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Mysticism, Evangelical Style

Posted on December 2, 2014 by John Valade

Several of the most confusing classes I encountered in my Bible College and Seminary training were related to worship and spiritual formation. Terms like “authenticity” and “experiential” were buzzwords thrown around to signify what traditional Evangelical church services are missing. … Continue reading →

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