Posts Tagged ‘Worship’

Speaking in tongues in the worship service

During the revival, speaking in tongues was a common phenomena during the meetings, whether for prayer or worship services. There would be loud speaking in tongues with tears and crying. People were convicted and overwhelmed by the Spirit and speaking loudly in tongues, sometimes with interpretation, but most times without.
My understanding about tongues and its [...]

Speculating on water crystals

The comment about the video says, “Research from Dr. Masaru Emoto, says that when human thoughts are directed at water before it is frozen, images of the resulting water crystals will be beautiful or ugly depending upon whether the thoughts were positive or negative. Emoto claims this can be achieved through prayer, music or [...]

Contemporary worship akin to moshing?

I first heard about moshing from worship lecturer Dr Lim Swee Hong of Trinity Theological College. During his lecture, he mentioned how a certain writer likened what you see in contemporary charismatic worship (particularly the megachurches) to the moshing you see in punk rock concerts. Is contemporary worship in the megachurches borrowing too much from [...]

Who’s your favourite worship leader, dad?

“Who’s your favourite worship leader?” my daughter asked.
We were listening to some worship songs in the car.
I could not answer her immediately. My mind did a quick search.
Don Moen?  Bob Fitts? Michael W. Smith?
Chris Tomlin? Graham Kendrick? or Terry MacAlmon?…
Then my mind went back to church. To the guys that lead us in worship, Sunday [...]