Marva Dawn

Lost in Wonder, Love, and Praise

/ Dennis Griffith / 1 Comment

 

Surely one of the greatest problems of our times is that we have become so nonchalent about the Lord of the cosmos.  Certainly if we were more immersed in God’s splendor we would find ourselves thoroughly “lost in wonder, love, and praise”.  With all the amazing sights and sounds of our cyberspace world, however, many of us no longer recognize that if we but catch a glimpse of GOD – the imperial Lord of the cosmos, the almighty King of the universe – we will be compelled to fall on our faces.  Our awareness of God’s absolute otherness would give us the sense that we could die now because we have seen God.  We would shout with the prophet: “Woe is me, for I am annihilated”. (Isaiah 6.5; Martin Luther’s rendering.)

– Marva Dawn, A Royal “Waste” of Time

Averting Worship Wars

/ Dennis Griffith / Leave a comment

There are many fights in churches these days over what kind of music to use, but I am convinced most of those fights could be avoided if we faithfully reflected upon the questions given to us by [Colossians 3.12-17].  Instead of asking what kind of music will appeal to the world around us, we must ask:

  • What will enable us most deeply to dwell in God’s Word?
  • What will best express the Word?
  • How will the Word’s beauty and mystery, its infinity and generosity be best conveyed?

– Marva Dawn, A Royal “Waste” of Time