February 2008
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Three Scenes of Worship from Exodus
by Rusty MillerOne of the best ways to understand worship is to view those in the scriptures as they worship. For instance, we can learn much about God from David’s words in the Psalms, and those are words of worship. In the book of Exodus, we see a new nation learning to trust God, and we can gain much insight by viewing their worship of God in response to His dealings with them. Below are three scenes of worship taken from Exodus. Follow along and then apply these lessons in our worship together. (Note: This article was adapted from my blog, which can be found at www.pleonast.com/user/rmiller.) more …
I am Fred’s Will
by Dee BowmanHello. My name is Will. I belong to Fred’s mind. Sometimes I am hard to find, but when it comes time to get something done, I am the mental mechanism Fred turns to.
You see, Fred’s mind gets him ready for my work. He is all the time taking in new information and is constantly involved in new situations. Then there are lots of things he has observed or read or experienced before. He recalls all sorts of situations and circumstances he knows about. All this must be sorted out, kind of like filtering. Fred compares all the new information to what he has proven before, what he has already adopted as his code of ethics. Part of the new he keeps, part of it he throws away. That’s where I come in. I help him choose. more …