Years ago I received as a gift the book A Celebration of Discipline, by Richard Foster. In the chapter on worship which is worth purchasing the book for alone, the chapter begins with the following quote:
Worship
To worship is to quicken the conscience by the holiness of God
To feed the mind with the truth of God
To purge the imagination by the beauty of God
To open the heart to the love of God
To devote the will to the purpose of God
William Temple, late Archbishop of Cantebury
I have always felt it is the most concise and content laden definition I have ever read. At some point I will unpack it as I understand it on this blog, but I just wanted to put it out there for others to ponder.
I just unpacked this statement in a message at the Gilber Vineyard and will make the cd available through my website. If you have the time think through this statement, it is rich and I think meditating on it will benifit you.
The Wimber Years
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About Me
- carlt
- I came to Christ in 1965..I was deeply impacted by the witness and teaching of John Wimber. John was my mentor from that time until July of 1997 and I benefited greatly from this. I have had lots and lots of highs and some severe and serious lows; the church has crushed me like a bug and embraced me and brought healing to me as well. It has been quite a ride. I try in these blogs to reflect on all of this in one way or another.
3 comments:
Carl:
It is a fair distance from Yorba Linda for many of us. Drop me a note.
Gordon Crow
Carl:
It is a fair distance from Yorba Linda for many of us. Drop me a note.
Gordon Crow
You should find the time to unpack this sometime in book form, including your experiences. May i recommend a wonderfully insightful book? I just finished enjoying Barbara Brown Taylor’s book “Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith” It is highly accessible, brilliantly written, encouragingly honest and abundant with wisdom gleaned from good things and difficult things.
as ever, ~rich
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