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  • Confessions of a Worship Leader

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    Pastor Rich Lusk
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    This is an excerpt from an article by Jonathan Aigner, found here: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/ponderanew/2022/01/07/confessions-of-a-former-worship-leader-2/. While Aigner ended up Lutheran, classic Lutheran and Calvinistic/Reformed theologies of liturgy largely overlap. The stress is on seeking God where he has promised to be found — in his Word and sacraments, not in our emotions or fluctuating feelings. Whereas the medieval…

  • TPC Hymn Sing Manifesto: Worship is Warfare, Music is Militant

    TPC Hymn Sing Manifesto: Worship is Warfare, Music is Militant

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    Pastor Rich Lusk
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    Deacon/Pastoral Intern Brian Moats wrote this manifesto for TPC hymn sings: When TPC gathers for psalm and hymn sing, we assemble as the army of the risen King. Our psalms, hymns, spiritual songs are not private expressions of piety but public acts of battle. In Scripture, Israel’s victories are tied to music: Jehoshaphat’s choir leads…

  • Lenten Exhortations (2024) and Other Notes

    Lenten Exhortations (2024) and Other Notes

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    Pastor Rich Lusk
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    A couple of recent exhortations….. Lent is the season of the church year that highlights spiritual warfare. Jesus came as a great warrior. He fought our battles for us. He won the victory over Satan and his temptations in the wilderness. He won the victory over sin and death at the cross. He has trampled…