Tag Archives: Orthopathy

What Is a Conservative?

Posted on 19 October 2018 by Seth Meyers

A conservative tends to look to the past for wisdom rather than the present. The accumulated grace of God revealed throughout the ages is a mine in which he finds the resources to continue work in his own era. He … Continue reading →

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The Book I Wish I Could Have Written

Posted on 18 April 2017 by Seth Meyers

When writing The Conservative Church, De Bruyn sang as he slew, especially in the last 100 pages. He argues: A church must have a care to preserve true doctrine and a holy lifestyle, but especially, in these days, ordinate affection. … Continue reading →

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Master the Arts for the Sake of the Church

Posted on 10 August 2015 by Seth Meyers

At very least, Christians have to know music, poetry, rhetoric, and architecture. Music because we’re told to sing; poetry because we’re told to sing hymns, psalms, and spiritual songs; rhetoric because somebody’s got to preach; and architecture because we’ve got … Continue reading →

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African Funeral Music

Posted on 8 June 2014 by Seth Meyers

On a chilly morning yesterday, I went to a funeral for the father of a pastor who has been my longest standing African friend. This man was converted while the remainder of his extended family have shown no interest in … Continue reading →

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There’s More to Worship Music Than Propositions

Posted on 9 March 2014 by Seth Meyers

Saved in my digital library are a collection of about 10 songs that I formed into a playlist for running in the background as I am working at my desk. Now, I think the whole idea of running songs in … Continue reading →

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How Culture Teaches

Posted on 30 January 2014 by Seth Meyers

Propositions are critically important, but not all knowledge is propositional. Unlike science, culture is not a repository of factual information or theoretical truth, nor is it a kind of training in skills, whether rhetorical or practical. Yet it is a … Continue reading →

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The Message of Hair

Posted on 1 November 2013 by Seth Meyers

Recently, I was striding through a mall at a fairly rapid gait when I paused to read a brief paragraph written below the sign for a hair stylist. It was a trendy little shop–actually more of a kiosk. Had I … Continue reading →

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A Church’s Silent Messages Cannot be Ignored

Posted on 28 October 2013 by Seth Meyers

My teammate and I pastor small churches in a pair of rural villages in South Africa. At a service where both churches were present, the same question came to my mind on two occasions as I sat, sang, watched, prayed, … Continue reading →

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What is Culture?

Posted on 7 August 2013 by Seth Meyers

Tim Keller’s praise for D. A. Carson’s new book on culture demonstrates the importance of the term in question: “There is no more crucial issue facing us today than the relationship of the church and the gospel to contemporary culture.” … Continue reading →

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A Hint from a Jury Summons

Posted on 18 June 2013 by Seth Meyers

Thus, my jury summons for 29 May 2013, “Do not wear shorts.” To fulfill my duty as a resident of Illinois, I have to take a day off work, travel downtown, and be prepared to serve as a responsible member … Continue reading →

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