Pulpit or No Pulpit?
On Tuesday we looked at the use of the pulpit in a church service. At the end I asked this question: Should pulpits be discarded? Or do they carry a symbolism that ought to be preserved within our churches? My… Continue Reading
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Spurgeon’s Opinion of Pulpits
“Pulpits have much to answer for in having made men awkward. What horrible inventions they are…the old-fashioned pulpit has been a greater curse to the churches than is at first sight evident!”What could have been their design and intent it… Continue Reading
Is the Pulpit Necessary?
If you want to watch an awkward display of uncoolness, just give me a handheld microphone in one hand and something else in the other. I remember one occasion getting the opportunity to preach before a relatively large group of… Continue Reading
Great Commission Resurgence and Church Buildings
On Tuesday I asked, where do churches come from? To which I answered, “Elaborate and decorated church buildings came from the time of Constantine. Functional church buildings came from a time prior—perhaps a century before.” I promised that today I… Continue Reading