doctrine

July 2, 2022

Essential Equations: Goodness in Ministry and Music

I deeply enjoyed drafting the sixth chapter in my work in progress, Fruitful Worship, in which I considered the necessity of doctrinal, moral, and creative goodness for fruitful music and ministries. As I wrap up this chapter, I want to share the following, which may be helpful to those who, like me, might wonder where… Continue reading

Faith, Grace & Gumption

Christian artists, Christian living, church, doctrine, equations, evaluating goodness, Fruitful Worship, goodness, life, truth, worship music
July 19, 2021

Little Church on the Prairie

My life has been turned upside-down lately, but I am beginning to catch glimpses of the wondrous story it is becoming. I am also being forced (abruptly, but necessarily) to reckon with my own doctrinal stances, specifically regarding the Church. Since engagement, my now-husband and I were confronted all at once with “richer and poorer,… Continue reading

Grace & Gumption

church, church growth, church life, doctrine, doctrine of church, growth, iowa, little church, ministry life, pastor and pianist, systematic theology, theology, worship
March 28, 2021

Exchanging Rest for Restlessness

Recently, I was saddened to hear of yet another professing Christian artist, Audrey Assad, renouncing the faith she formerly professed. It seems that the past year has been something a winnowing fork, by which the winds of culture have threshed the proverbial chaff from the wheat (Matthew 3:12). Indeed, rather than settling into the solidity… Continue reading

culture, Grace & Gumption, Music

christian music, Christian orthodoxy, contemporary culture, creed, creeds, deconstruction, doctrine, gospel, mission, orthopraxy, postmodern, rest, restless, restlessness, secular
August 19, 2020

Remember the First

Lately, my social media has been flooded with stories that present deconstructive re-interpretations of scripture. Easily skimmed, shared, and swiped away, the subtle influence of Instagram theology is becoming clear as more and more young Christians abandon doctrine and tradition to instead draw their convictions from social media soundbites. Although such posts may present genuine… Continue reading

culture, Faith, Grace & Gumption

critical thinking, deception, deconstruction, doctrine, fall, Genesis, humanity, instagram, social media, social media awareness, theologian, truth