Comments on: Worship Naked http://grantenglish.com/archives/2006/02/20/worship-naked/ the randomness of a distracted existential tour guide. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:09:19 +0000 hourly 1 By: Catbird http://grantenglish.com/archives/2006/02/20/worship-naked/comment-page-1/#comment-1481 Catbird Thu, 23 Feb 2006 15:25:58 +0000 http://grantenglish.com/?p=643#comment-1481 What can I say, I just have a chair-thing. And, yes, it is quite possible that having no chairs might just impede my worship! (lol.) I actually DO think about the chairs in churches...but I digress. Loved the article, BTW! What can I say, I just have a chair-thing. And, yes, it is quite possible that having no chairs might just impede my worship! (lol.)
I actually DO think about the chairs in churches…but I digress.
Loved the article, BTW!

]]> By: Grant http://grantenglish.com/archives/2006/02/20/worship-naked/comment-page-1/#comment-1480 Grant Thu, 23 Feb 2006 15:06:43 +0000 http://grantenglish.com/?p=643#comment-1480 After the last series on the luge, I'm quite sure I'm not ready for lycra or spandex worship either. catbird - browsed your site...what's with the chairs??? Could you worship without a chair in the room? That might be pushing the envelope with you!! hahahahah.. After the last series on the luge, I’m quite sure I’m not ready for lycra or spandex worship either.

catbird – browsed your site…what’s with the chairs??? Could you worship without a chair in the room? That might be pushing the envelope with you!! hahahahah..

]]> By: Catbird http://grantenglish.com/archives/2006/02/20/worship-naked/comment-page-1/#comment-1479 Catbird Thu, 23 Feb 2006 05:13:51 +0000 http://grantenglish.com/?p=643#comment-1479 At least one reason that we don't plan services like that is that the Holy Spirit won't fit in a box either! I think sometimes we think God reviews our order of worship and says, "Great! Worship starts at 9:00am. I've got an early round of golf at 6, so I should be dressed and ready for my cue just when they start the first verse of "Heart of Worship!" I think that we assume that God is reading our bulletins and following the plan. Which is not really characteristic of God; it isn't really God's nature to follow man's lead. I'm pretty sure that dancing naked around the Ark wasn't on anyone's order of worship that day, which means the Spirit deviated from the plan. (gasp!) That said, I love the thought of pushing the envelope in worship. Not really ready to shuck the clothes, though. It's hard enough not closing my eyes during the prayer or saying, "Amen!" when I really feel like it!(grin) At least one reason that we don’t plan services like that is that the Holy Spirit won’t fit in a box either!
I think sometimes we think God reviews our order of worship and says, “Great! Worship starts at 9:00am. I’ve got an early round of golf at 6, so I should be dressed and ready for my cue just when they start the first verse of “Heart of Worship!”
I think that we assume that God is reading our bulletins and following the plan. Which is not really characteristic of God; it isn’t really God’s nature to follow man’s lead. I’m pretty sure that dancing naked around the Ark wasn’t on anyone’s order of worship that day, which means the Spirit deviated from the plan. (gasp!)
That said, I love the thought of pushing the envelope in worship. Not really ready to shuck the clothes, though. It’s hard enough not closing my eyes during the prayer or saying, “Amen!” when I really feel like it!(grin)

]]> By: Grant http://grantenglish.com/archives/2006/02/20/worship-naked/comment-page-1/#comment-1477 Grant Tue, 21 Feb 2006 21:15:31 +0000 http://grantenglish.com/?p=643#comment-1477 I'm clothed as I type this. Jer, no wonder it's so cold up there in Canada. how undignified? Let's just say there is enough offensive material in this for us all. Those of us who plan worship - why don't we plan services like that? What keeps us 'safe' or 'appropriate?' OR what makes push the edges? A divine call or passive aggression for all the complainers? As usual, I'm bringing my questions than answers...sorry. I’m clothed as I type this. Jer, no wonder it’s so cold up there in Canada.

how undignified? Let’s just say there is enough offensive material in this for us all.

Those of us who plan worship – why don’t we plan services like that? What keeps us ‘safe’ or ‘appropriate?’ OR what makes push the edges? A divine call or passive aggression for all the complainers?

As usual, I’m bringing my questions than answers…sorry.

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