Worshipping, Weeping, and Working as We Wait
2020—What a year it’s been, huh? The trouble is, we have not assurance that 2021 will be much better. Yet here we are waiting. Waiting...
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Glenn Packiam
Jun 9, 20204 min read
Preaching in the Cultural Moment
How do pastors decide what to say about current events and social issues? As the story goes, both Karl Barth and Billy Graham said...
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Glenn Packiam
Jun 5, 20203 min read
When God Groans
What do we do with the pain of the world? We enter in it and groan. That is what the Son of God did. And that is what the Spirit of God...
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Glenn Packiam
Mar 2, 20204 min read
“Blessed Broken Given”— Chapter Preview Videos and Discussion Questions
Over the past few months, friends have told me that they are reading “Blessed Broken Given” with their small group at church or with a...
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Glenn Packiam
Jan 31, 20171 min read
“Still”: A 5- Day Devotional
Earlier this year, Integrity Music release a 5-day devotional that I had written to accompany a wonderful new instrumental album called...
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Glenn Packiam
Dec 5, 20141 min read
Advent Video Devotionals: “When God Comes Near…”
24/7 Prayer, an amazing movement and ministry led by Pete Greig, has launched their Advent video devotionals. These are wonderful, 3-4...
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Glenn Packiam
Nov 10, 20145 min read
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
Sep 25, 20143 min read
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
Jan 14, 20141 min read
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
Apr 30, 20135 min read
Proclaiming our Faith in Worship: How the Creed Tethers Us to Our Story
One of the main reasons we gather as the people of God is to remind ourselves of who God is, what He has done to make us His people, and...
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Glenn Packiam
Apr 23, 20134 min read
Who Is “Church”? Pt. 2
In Part 1 of this blog series, we said that in order to answer the question of “who the Church is”, we needed to first ask who Jesus is,...
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Glenn Packiam
Apr 11, 20134 min read
Who Is “Church”? Pt. 1
What is “Church“? Who is Church for? The lost? The disciple? What are Sundays for? Many pastors jump right to the Great Commission and...
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Glenn Packiam
Sep 27, 20101 min read
Overview of Ephesians in 15 Minutes by N. T. Wright
For those already familiar with theologian N. T. Wright, this talk will seem a bit elementary– and much shorter!– than his normal...
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Glenn Packiam
Jun 1, 20103 min read
What Makes A Worship Song Uniquely Christian?
[EDITOR’S NOTE: A few posts ago, I started the conversation about what our worship songs communicate about God and why that matters....
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Glenn Packiam
Apr 9, 20101 min read
N. T. Wright: “God, the Tsunami, and 9/11: The New Problem of Evil”
What does our culture think of evil? Why do we pretend it doesn't exist until it hits us in the face? And what has God done about it? Is...
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Glenn Packiam
Oct 14, 20092 min read
Are Worship Pastors Becoming Extinct?
But it seems that some churches aren't looking for that. They would prefer a musician who can lead the "singing", oversee the tech team,...
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Glenn Packiam
Sep 22, 20095 min read
How Mercy Triumphed Over Judgment
[EDITOR'S NOTE: As a follow-up to my last post, here is a slightly adapted excerpt from Chapter 8 of "Secondhand Jesus". If you like, you...
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Glenn Packiam
Jun 4, 20094 min read
What I Wish I Knew About Worship Leading…10 Years Ago
But I was clueless. I had no idea the way I would be drawn aside by own ego, fooled by opportunities and so-called fame. I was...
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