Glenn Packiam

Pastor//Author//Speaker//Practical Theologian//Songwriter

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    A Pastoral Sabbatical: Why and What It Means
    Glenn Packiam
    • Jun 6, 2016
    • 1 min

    A Pastoral Sabbatical: Why and What It Means

    I’m taking a pastoral sabbatical, beginning June 13th til July 29th. It comes every seven years for full-time employees at New Life Churc...
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    Why Christians Shouldn’t Speak of the ‘Supernatural’
    Glenn Packiam
    • May 23, 2016
    • 6 min

    Why Christians Shouldn’t Speak of the ‘Supernatural’

    Christians believe in a Triune God who created the cosmos, and who stands in some way outside of it, or beyond it. To call God ‘holy’ is ...
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    What Does the Ascension of Jesus Mean?
    Glenn Packiam
    • May 5, 2016
    • 4 min

    What Does the Ascension of Jesus Mean?

    Today is Ascension Day, or, if you’d like The Feast of the Ascension. Of all the moments in the life of Christ that we commemorate during...
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    Genocide Against Christians (And How the Church Can Help)
    Glenn Packiam
    • Apr 28, 2016
    • 4 min

    Genocide Against Christians (And How the Church Can Help)

    Christians across the Middle East are suffering and dying for their faith, and the United States government has called it a genocide. Her...
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    Easter in Belgium (Guest Post)
    Glenn Packiam
    • Mar 28, 2016
    • 3 min

    Easter in Belgium (Guest Post)

    Taken last September: a few of the lads after a long day of lectures and presenting papers. Filip is on the left in the brown jacket. My ...
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    Augustine on Atonement 
    Glenn Packiam
    • Mar 25, 2016
    • 2 min

    Augustine on Atonement 

    Earlier this year, my friend and pastor of Bloom Denver, Andrew Arndt, sent this to me. I thought it’d be appropriate to share it today. ...
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    Easter Is Coming…But Not Yet (Why Holy Week Matters)
    Glenn Packiam
    • Mar 22, 2016
    • 3 min

    Easter Is Coming…But Not Yet (Why Holy Week Matters)

    Easter is coming. We tell ourselves this on days when morning breaks with news of another massacre. We remind ourselves of this when the ...
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    Why Bach Was an Awesome Worship Leader…
    Glenn Packiam
    • Mar 12, 2016
    • 6 min

    Why Bach Was an Awesome Worship Leader…

    …and Why His Music Still Speaks Today Guest post by Terri Moon [EDITOR’S NOTE: Terri is an accomplished violinist, who performs at variou...
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    When Character Was King
    Glenn Packiam
    • Mar 1, 2016
    • 2 min

    When Character Was King

    Yesterday my six year old son asked me who Donald Trump is and why he wants to be president. I told him a bit about Trump. My son was agh...
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    Lent Is An Invitation
    Glenn Packiam
    • Feb 9, 2016
    • 1 min

    Lent Is An Invitation

    A few thoughts I shared on the New Life Downtown blog on how Lent can be an invitation: New Life Downtown // blog Lent is an invitation. ...
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    What You (Probably) Don’t Know About Modern Worship
    Glenn Packiam
    • Jan 15, 2016
    • 7 min

    What You (Probably) Don’t Know About Modern Worship

    It seems to be in vogue to predict the impending demise of modern worship, with some even suggesting we ‘kill megachurch worship’. The su...
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    A Christmas Reflection for New Year’s Eve
    Glenn Packiam
    • Dec 31, 2015
    • 3 min

    A Christmas Reflection for New Year’s Eve

    The start of a New Year is usually a time of hope. There’s something about a clean slate, a fresh start, that gives us reason to dream ag...
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    The Ache of Advent
    Glenn Packiam
    • Dec 1, 2015
    • 1 min

    The Ache of Advent

    Holly and wrote a blog together about why observing Advent as a season of preparation for Christmas has become meaningful for our family....
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    Should Worship be Emotionally Expressive?
    Glenn Packiam
    • Oct 3, 2015
    • 6 min

    Should Worship be Emotionally Expressive?

    Several weeks ago, I wrote a post called, ‘Should worship be physically expressive?’ It seemed to be helpful to some folks and was posted...
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    Two Days with Eugene and Jan Peterson: A Reflection 5 Years Later
    Glenn Packiam
    • Jul 29, 2015
    • 6 min

    Two Days with Eugene and Jan Peterson: A Reflection 5 Years Later

    In the summer of 2010, through a series of connections helped largely by my publisher, I was able to write to Eugene Peterson. The first ...
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    Should Worship Be Physically Expressive?
    Glenn Packiam
    • Jul 8, 2015
    • 4 min

    Should Worship Be Physically Expressive?

    Come on, put your hands in the air! Clap along, now. The words echo through both arenas and sanctuaries; they are spoken by pop stars and...
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    How Many Minor Keys Are We Singing In?
    Glenn Packiam
    • Jun 4, 2015
    • 3 min

    How Many Minor Keys Are We Singing In?

    Why ask the question? In April, 2014, I presented a 90-minute seminar as part of doctoral work at Durham University (England) on the plac...
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    ‘Whitsunday’ by George Hebert
    Glenn Packiam
    • May 22, 2015
    • 1 min

    ‘Whitsunday’ by George Hebert

    In honor of Pentecost Sunday– or ‘Whitsunday, as many in England call it– here is the well-loved poem from the English poet, George Herbe...
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    Are Emotions in Worship Wrong?
    Glenn Packiam
    • May 15, 2015
    • 7 min

    Are Emotions in Worship Wrong?

    I decided not to post my full paper on emotion in contemporary worship at academia.edu just in case significant sections of it end up in ...
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    N. T. Wright to Worship Leaders Today, Pt. 2: “On Lament in Worship”
    Glenn Packiam
    • May 12, 2015
    • 2 min

    N. T. Wright to Worship Leaders Today, Pt. 2: “On Lament in Worship”

    This is a video of N. T. Wright, in the same breakfast setting as “Part 1” (the setting is recapped below), responding to a follow-up que...
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