Who Made Who. In this episode, Gillespie takes the wheel and steers us into tradition, liturgy, worship styles, and the various “-isms” that have sprung up within the churches over the centuries. What’s the purpose of the Divine Service? What is the fundamental meaning of Christian meaning? Have we jettisoned mystery for sensible explanations that find no seat pulled out for them in God’s house? Is Christian worship, polity, and piety about what we know, experience, feel, or conformity to specific doctrines? Why is the old magic not welcome amongst sensible worshippers? What’s the place of hymns, prayers, preaching, and Scripture in Christian worship? Is liturgy a delivery mechanism or a tool?

The ethos of the church’s worship is found in poor, needy, and desperate sinners finding solace and relief in the God of their salvation.

The anticipation of Advent is supposed to build us up, not make us exhausted.

Singing is one of the most recognizable parts of Christian worship. But why do Christians sing hymns?

Weekend Edition for August 23-24, 2025

Can we then honor Mary without falling into error? I believe we can by focusing on four things Scripture does teach about her.

We need redemption, and we receive it in our church community through God’s Word.

When you step into the Lord’s house, he gives you a liturgical imagination to see with eyes of faith all of his goodness and grace.

They were still praying, trusting, and hoping. Why? Because they knew who was with them and who was for them: the risen Christ.

“The fear of the Lord” is our heart’s awakening to and recognition of God’s outrageous goodness.

Christians don’t need a bucket list. We’ve got the whole bucket: the Word fulfilled, life fulfilled, and life in full.

We now are the magi: we worship Christ because of who he is, but also because of what he has done for us and what he continues to do in his gift-giving to us.