The Problem With Our Critique of Modern Worship, Pt. 2
In part 1, I named five of the more common criticisms we hear about modern worship: It is so noisy; there are too many monosyllabic...
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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
- Nov 6, 2014
- 6 min
Advent Resources, 2014 Edition
I am getting really excited for the year to begin. No, not the calendar year…the Church’s Year, the journey from Advent to Christmas, to...
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Glenn Packiam
- Oct 20, 2014
- 4 min
Is There a Difference Between Public Statements and Pastoral Exhortation?
[NOTE: This is a follow-up piece to my initial response to the reactions to Hillsong’s decision to decline making a public statement on...
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Glenn Packiam
- Oct 18, 2014
- 4 min
It’s Too Easy To Dismiss Hillsong…and Miss Our Shared Problem
So, Hillsong declined to publicly declare a position on ‘LGBT issues’. And the internet was awash with opinions. Some shook their heads...
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Glenn Packiam
- Sep 30, 2014
- 3 min
What Church Small Groups Do Best…And What They Don’t.
As church leaders, many of us don’t have the time to stop and reflect on what we’re doing. And even if we did, our reflections are often...
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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
- Sep 10, 2014
- 5 min
Why a Doctorate, Why Durham?
WARNING: This is a post for nerds like me. 🙂 In all seriousness, this won’t be of interest to everyone, but several of you have asked...
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Glenn Packiam
- Sep 2, 2014
- 5 min
On Being ‘Spiritual But Not Religious’
I hear often that people are spiritual but not religious, or that they love Jesus but don’t like the Church. I get it. But the antidote...
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Glenn Packiam
- Jun 2, 2014
- 2 min
What is Sanctification FOR?
In the flurry of conversation about sanctification– thanks to the public disagreement between Pastor Tullian and The Gospel Coalition– I...
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Glenn Packiam
- Apr 7, 2014
- 2 min
Evangelicals and the Book of Common Prayer
Alan Jacobs, Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at Baylor University and former professor of English at Wheaton College, wrote a...
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Glenn Packiam
- Mar 17, 2014
- 3 min
What Makes Us Lucky?
What makes us lucky? We think of luck as simply a positive reversal of fortune or chance occurrence that worked out in our favor. Like...
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Glenn Packiam
- Mar 2, 2014
- 5 min
Why I’m Becoming an Anglican Priest…at New Life Church.
I grew up in an Anglican home. My mother comes from several generations of Anglicans, in Singapore and Sri Lanka. As a baby, I was...
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Glenn Packiam
- Feb 25, 2014
- 2 min
Why An Ash Wednesday Service?
“As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him. For he knows our frame; he remembers...
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Glenn Packiam
- Feb 6, 2014
- 4 min
ON GOING TO CHURCH
I don’t want to talk about Donald Miller. This is in part because in 2006, when I was working on my first book, my publisher kept...
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Glenn Packiam
- Feb 4, 2014
- 5 min
Is Genesis 1 An Argument Against Evolution?
“If Genesis 1 isn’t literal, the Gospel isn’t literal either!” “If the earth isn’t 6000 years, then we can’t trust the Bible on...
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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
- Jan 9, 2014
- 6 min
What Does It Mean to “Take a Stand for Jesus”?
Nobody’s talking about Duck Dynasty star, Phil Robertson’s comments in GQ anymore. Which is why I thought this might finally be a good...
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Glenn Packiam
- Dec 31, 2013
- 3 min
On the Limits of New Year’s Resolutions
Resolutions are powerful things. We feel all the energy of a new year rushing forward, washing over past failures or shortcomings. I like...
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Glenn Packiam
- Nov 19, 2013
- 3 min
Why the Church Calendar?
I’m not in love with all things old. I don’t think then is better than now. I’m not trying to get back to how things were. My journey in...
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