July 18, 2007
Simpler Times, Different Expectations
By Mark A. Taylor Things were simpler then, but I”m not convinced they were better. Way back in the “good old days” when I was growing up, Sunday-morning worship invariably followed the same pattern: Two praise hymns. Prayer hymn. Minister”s prayer. Communion hymn. Communion. Offering. Special number. Sermon. Invitation hymn. Closing prayer. “Blest Be the Tie that Binds” or “God Be With You Till We Meet Again.” It intrigues me now, with all our talk about worship style and quality, that no one demanded more of formal worship services in those days. Oh, I remember talk around the dinner table
