Religion - Darris Brock

The question of women leading in church has come to the public’s attention because of Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde’s remarks in a sermon before President Trump and Vice President Vance. Women holding positions as pastors is common among theologically liberal denominations such as the Presbyterian Church USA, Anglicans, United Methodists, Disciples of Christ, and other less organized Protestant groups. The […]

In my previous article, Of Teleprompters and Song Lyrics, I began to discuss how technology assists singers and bands. For some people this is an uncomfortable topic on par with describing how sausage is made. It is hard to accept the fact that professionals use these assists on songs that move us deeply. All we experience is the beauty of […]

Over the last week I’ve been amused and a little frustrated to read the reactions to Motley Crue’s singer, Vince Niel, using a teleprompter on stage for his song lyrics. He has drawn some criticism for it from a few other singers but he has also been defended for it by more performers. Why would a performer use a teleprompter? […]

Pulpit & Lectern of St.Mary the Virgin Church

Every so often I see an article opining the change in church singing styles. 9 Reasons People Aren’t Joining in Worship Singing is one of the latest to cross my screen. After reading the article I tend to agree that each point has merit. But like most such articles, it has a narrow vision of what a song service is […]

Americans should all be celebrating the long-overdue demise of the Roe and Casey decisions. It has been long noted that the Roe decision was considered to be judicial activism by the Supreme Court since the Constitution says nothing about abortion. The 1973 court simply created the idea as legal fiction. In undoing Roe, the Court kicked the issue back to […]

Donald Trump’s prioritizing of Christian Syrian refugees over Muslim Syrian refugees has some people flustered and confused. But what he has done is both the highest moral good and what is best for America at the same time. This is in keeping with his America First campaign promise (to do what is best for America) and a reversal of the […]

The Syrian refugee crisis has brought to light the difficult question concerning how Christians live as both citizens of the Kingdom of God and citizens of the United States of America. The way the issue is presented it seems that a series of false dichotomies has been constructed in an attempt to force an either/or decision between the two. The […]

Some people had their eyes opened when the Ashley Madison files were released this week. The adultery site made some news when it came online a few years back. A few months ago it was in the news when it was hacked but it was not a household name. Some of my female Facebook friends and their female friends were […]

One of the complaints leveled at those of us who dare to address social issues and still identify as Christians involves the distinction of the church from the state. The typical expression of this thought is twofold. The first is that the church depends too much on the state and government structure for its success. When the government fails, then […]

Plenty of rational people remain befuddled at how we got to the point of having same-sex marriage imposed upon the country. It still “doesn’t make sense”. Past articles here have been written about some of the delusions in the pop culture of our time that have led us into this “Twilight Zone” type of existence. The process of mental erosion […]

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