Sublime

our God is a God of detail.

the tangible practices of Christian worship paint the picture, as it were—in the metaphors of the biblical story, the poetics of the Psalms, the meter of hymns and choruses, the tangible elements of bread and wine, the visions painted in stained glass—all of which works on our imaginations, teaching us to want.

their leaders are supposed to make decisions by consulting with God.

Consecration usually involves a bath and clean clothes.

we act toward what we long for, and if we long for what has captured our imagination, then re-formative Christian worship needs to capture our imagination. That means Christian worship needs to meet us as aesthetic creatures who are moved more than we are convinced. Our imaginations are aesthetic organs. Our hearts are like stringed instruments

Praise is the proper response to all of God’s actions.

Psalm 16 feels more accessible after we’ve walked closely with David.

Sanctification is the process of God cleaning us up to look more like Him.