New England Perspectives
A regularly updated collection of articles written by New England leaders and thinkers. Looking for news articles? Click here.
What is the Church?
What is the church? To the readership of this blog, such a question might seem insultingly basic. Not so. It’s foundational. I am passionate about the revitalization of declining historic churches in New England. Answering this question will lead directly into another twin question, one that is the single watershed in whether a church will revitalize or continue in the throes of death.
Clearing the Stage
So I don’t normally do this. Just write. For the sake of getting an idea out of my head. But I just got out of an awesome Bible study with some friends (over video chat, of course), and I just went down this worship song rabbit hole. And I just had to write down some things. Then I thought it would be worth sharing.
When the Fight Calls, Part II: Weapons for Warfare
In the last article, we spoke about the reality of spiritual warfare in our lives as followers of Christ. We saw that even as we experience attacks, we fight from a place of victory because of Jesus’ victory over death, sin, and Satan.
Leading Worship through Grief
Before the pandemic, early in 2019, during a Saturday setup and rehearsal for our Sunday worship gatherings, I received news that one of my brother’s best friends had to be rushed to the hospital. He was thirty-six, fit, in the prime of his life, a father, and a strong male presence in his church. Within two hours, he had died and gone to be with the Lord.