Adjutorium

Stuff Christian Culture Likes: #85 Leading worship barefoot.
A very brief post about evangelical “praise teams” (i.e. bands) performing barefoot. Lots of comments. As a Celtic Catholic, who holds the ideal that the entire congregation should be barefoot, and who has not celebrated the Holy Eucharist shod maybe ever, except once that I can remember, I [...]

I would have guessed this, even without the survey.
Certainly, with the singing, I am fed up with singing these sentimental lovey dovey songs. On the football terraces we are very passionate, chanting and cheering, and we want more songs like that. We want fewer girly songs.
from Men want ‘macho’ hymns, fewer flowers and less dancing [...]

Worship vs. spiritual titillation. There is a lot to be said for organic, historic Christian liturgy.
There is a big difference between saying “You are worthy of our praise” and saying “I love praising God.”
from Scot McKnight: Spiritual Eroticism | Out of Ur | Conversations for Ministry Leaders.

St. John Cassian recorded the use of the Adjutorium by Egyptian monks. [more]