Worshipping, Weeping, and Working as We Wait
2020—What a year it’s been, huh? The trouble is, we have not assurance that 2021 will be much better. Yet here we are waiting. Waiting...
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Glenn Packiam
- Jun 9, 2020
- 4 min
Preaching in the Cultural Moment
How do pastors decide what to say about current events and social issues? As the story goes, both Karl Barth and Billy Graham said...
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Glenn Packiam
- Jun 5, 2020
- 3 min
When God Groans
What do we do with the pain of the world? We enter in it and groan. That is what the Son of God did. And that is what the Spirit of God...
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Glenn Packiam
- Mar 2, 2020
- 4 min
“Blessed Broken Given”— Chapter Preview Videos and Discussion Questions
Over the past few months, friends have told me that they are reading “Blessed Broken Given” with their small group at church or with a...
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Glenn Packiam
- Jan 31, 2017
- 1 min
“Still”: A 5- Day Devotional
Earlier this year, Integrity Music release a 5-day devotional that I had written to accompany a wonderful new instrumental album called...
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Glenn Packiam
- Dec 5, 2014
- 1 min
Advent Video Devotionals: “When God Comes Near…”
24/7 Prayer, an amazing movement and ministry led by Pete Greig, has launched their Advent video devotionals. These are wonderful, 3-4...
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Glenn Packiam
- Nov 10, 2014
- 5 min
The Problem With Our Critique of Modern Worship, Pt. 1
What are the repeated critiques you hear about modern worship? It is so noisy. And why is every bridge a monosyllabic chant? (eg....
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Glenn Packiam
- Sep 25, 2014
- 3 min
The Communion Liturgy at New Life Downtown
Every once awhile, I am asked what our liturgy is at New Life Downtown. Our service flow (in general) can be found HERE. But the most...
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Glenn Packiam
- Jan 14, 2014
- 1 min
What We Sing About When We Sing About God
Ever wonder what we sing about? Lester Ruth, Research Professor of Christian Worship at Duke Divinity School, decided to find out. Ruth...
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Glenn Packiam
- Apr 30, 2013
- 5 min
Proclaiming our Faith in Worship: How the Creed Tethers Us to Our Story
One of the main reasons we gather as the people of God is to remind ourselves of who God is, what He has done to make us His people, and...
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Glenn Packiam
- Apr 23, 2013
- 4 min
Who Is “Church”? Pt. 2
In Part 1 of this blog series, we said that in order to answer the question of “who the Church is”, we needed to first ask who Jesus is,...
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Glenn Packiam
- Apr 11, 2013
- 4 min
Who Is “Church”? Pt. 1
What is “Church“? Who is Church for? The lost? The disciple? What are Sundays for? Many pastors jump right to the Great Commission and...
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Glenn Packiam
- Sep 27, 2010
- 1 min
Overview of Ephesians in 15 Minutes by N. T. Wright
For those already familiar with theologian N. T. Wright, this talk will seem a bit elementary– and much shorter!– than his normal...
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Glenn Packiam
- Jun 1, 2010
- 3 min
What Makes A Worship Song Uniquely Christian?
[EDITOR’S NOTE: A few posts ago, I started the conversation about what our worship songs communicate about God and why that matters....
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Glenn Packiam
- Apr 9, 2010
- 1 min
N. T. Wright: “God, the Tsunami, and 9/11: The New Problem of Evil”
What does our culture think of evil? Why do we pretend it doesn't exist until it hits us in the face? And what has God done about it? Is...
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Glenn Packiam
- Oct 14, 2009
- 2 min
Are Worship Pastors Becoming Extinct?
But it seems that some churches aren't looking for that. They would prefer a musician who can lead the "singing", oversee the tech team,...
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Glenn Packiam
- Sep 22, 2009
- 5 min
How Mercy Triumphed Over Judgment
[EDITOR'S NOTE: As a follow-up to my last post, here is a slightly adapted excerpt from Chapter 8 of "Secondhand Jesus". If you like, you...
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Glenn Packiam
- Jun 4, 2009
- 4 min
What I Wish I Knew About Worship Leading…10 Years Ago
But I was clueless. I had no idea the way I would be drawn aside by own ego, fooled by opportunities and so-called fame. I was...
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