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The words of the Lord’s prayer, taken from Matthew 6:9-13, are in purple. My feeble attempt to apply this mighty prayer to the tragedy in Las Vegas is in italics. 9a "This, then, is how you should pray: O Lord, even in the simple things of life we often are at a loss as to how we should pray...

Thank you for sharing this. Like you, I found pornography when I was young (about the same age you mention, or perhaps a couple of years older, I don't remember precisely). As with you, I feel that my sinful choice to look at it (and after the first glance, it was MY choice) did a lot of harm...

I felt Christianity Today's article on Hefner's legacy was insightful and on target.

If Hefner advocated complementarianism, it was a sick, twisted, perverted version of complementarianism which is unlike the truth promoted by evangelical complementarians. That would not be surprising since Hefner's promotion of "free speech" was a sick and twisted version of that precious...

Adonia, of course you are right. It is theoretically possible that Heffner accepted Christ near the end and we just have not had an opportunity to know this. But I think genuine "death bed conversions", while possible, are actually quite rare. In general, if someone is leading the kind of...

It’s not surprising. Nevertheless, it turns my stomach to see celebrities in the news praising Hugh Hefner and claiming that he had positive effects on society. Brothers and sisters, the world may be deceived, but among us let there be no illusions. The man was evil. Heffner and the Porn...

I often take a blog post and modify it and then post it on Baptist Board for discussion. But with this topic, I started with the discussion. After listening to your thoughts and ideas I wrote a blog post on this topic. I don't think it contains much new to this discussion, but if anyone is...

Yes, but being afraid of hypocrisy might not be the only motive. There are also may be motives related to fear of what others will think, too much emphasis on traditions, and just wanting to be comfortable.

A verse to consider . . .

Yes, being asked to kneel in a service may remind us of traditions where that is more common. But the important question is not "Is this something Catholics do?", but rather, "Based on God's Word, would this be something good for us to do?" Also, it doesn't have to be done in a way where the...

A couple of (possibly final) thoughts. We've been mostly discussing the meaning of the word "worship" in the Bible, and the Greek words most often translated worship. You've helped to sharpen my understanding. When it comes to English, we are faced with the reality that the word "worship" has...

It's hard to say what the reasons are for lack of kneeling and bowing down for worship in most American churches. I suspect there are a number of factors: 1. There is probably something to the reason you mention, a reaction against past false shows of religion. 2. The current use of pews or...

Obviously I have no idea whether or not the people in the photo laying down have the right attitude in their hearts. Sadly, any good practice can be done in an empty way that makes God hate it: Amos 5:21 "I hate, I despise your religious festivals; your assemblies are a stench to me. 22 Even...

Thanks for sharing the links for "Bow the Knee". It is indeed a beautiful song, true to God's Word, and fitting for use in worship.

ESV Acts 20:36 And when he had said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all. ESV Acts 21:5 When our days there were ended, we departed and went on our journey, and they all, with wives and children, accompanied us until we were outside the city. And kneeling down on the beach, we...

And thanks for letting me know what they are called. I'm pretty ignorant when it comes to the names of flowers, plants, and trees, even though I appreciate their beauty.

True! Yet we do not have to choose between a submissive heart and knees that sometimes kneel to pray, worship, and praise. Like Peter, we can have both: ESV Acts 9:40 But Peter put them all outside, and knelt down and prayed;

Yes. And even better, a morning of seeing God's glory in the wild!

I also frequently pray and praise the Lord while walking my dog . I'm blessed to live in a location where I can walk through fields early in the morning where it is safe to let Sadie off her leash. Many times I feel God's presence on these walks and pray to Him and praise Him. Just this...

I don't agree. Over 50 of the Psalms have an introduction similar to this one: NIV Psalm 4:1 For the director of music. . . . I don't see any reason that God would not equip and call people to lead a ministry of singing and music in a church. In fact, I'm convinced that He usually does so...