Viruses in our thinking

I ran my antivirus on my little netbook and nothing turned up but I ran my anti-malware program and turned up a trojan virus. In my reading and thinking I've wondering more and more how we buy into worldviews without being aware of the corruption. A good example is the church as a company and pastor as CEO, another is programs and good methods are spiritual. Another is because I feel I am spiritual therefore I am. A variant version is because I enjoy playing piano and singing I am entitled to do it in public in front of a congregation.

We are full of viruses in our thinking. Some of the worst are from the Pelagian virus family, sucha as "I will convert people", "we will bring in the kingdom of God" and, "I will make myself a better believer". I remember in my first systematic theology class the professor asked a simple question giving alternative positions and asked us to confirm which we believed and surprisingly everyone had a heretical belief!

We need both good discernment, wisdom and education in community to keep us aware of the viruses that are around.

For The Audience of One- Chapter 9

In this blog I'm going to try and be more of a push and pull technological expression. This will be an attempt to provide some questions for reflection on Mike Pilvachi's book For the Audience of One. Today is Spring and a time of new birth which is partially why Easter is near.

Read Chapter 9 For the Audience of One

How's your prayer life? Is what you're doing in public match your private life? How honest is your worship? Be honest here. God already knows.

1. What touched you in this chapter? What really caught your attention?
2. What upset you? What challenged you?
3. How to you respond to Mike's model of leadership and David's leadership?
4. Be honest, do you want to be a Samuel – Mike's version?
5. “God is less bothered with what I perceive as being the sins of the church and more concerned with my personal, well-ignored faults.” (page 132) Let God speak to you.

For The Audience of One- Chapter 8

In this blog I'm going to try and be more of a push and pull technological expression. This will be an attempt to provide some questions for reflection on Mike Pilvachi's book For the Audience of One.

Read Chapter 8 Creativity in Worship

Monotonous is boring but in fact means one tone, shade, or color. Are you willing to be more colorful, have more varieties and styles?

1. What do you notice about Mike Pilavachi's language in this chapter? How is his image of worship different from yours?
2. What is the difference between creativity and imitation?
3. What is the strongest image from this chapter? Why is it so?
4. Rather than focus on self, can you imagine encouraging other's creativity.
5. Read Revelation 4;11 slowly aloud as a prayer and wait quietly for God's response.