Church

A Prayer for the Church

From The Pastor in Prayer: A Collection of the Sunday Morning Prayers of C.H. Spurgeon: Look at this time, we beseech Thee, upon us as a church and give us greater prosperity.

Some Final Thoughts on Liturgy

I’ve enjoyed thinking about liturgy this week. It feels good to talk about it because liturgy is often neglected, or even badmouthed, in my circles. Some final thoughts: We can learn from

The Work of the People

Contemporary worship services, someone has said, can look like a rock concert followed by a stand-up comedian. This is true sometimes, but even when it’s not, it can sometimes look like the

Evaluating Spurgeon’s Criticisms of Liturgy

When I’m in Toronto and not at Richview on a Sunday, I often find myself attending an evangelical Anglican church. It’s not high church, but there is some liturgy in the

Spurgeon on Liturgy

It isn’t often that I want to go on record opposing C.H. Spurgeon. It shouldn’t be easy to oppose the Prince of Preachers, who was much smarter than I will