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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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