Brian Moats
@brianpmoats
Husband to Ashton. Daddy to Talitha and Abel Content Director at Theopolis Founder and CEO of Audio Deacon VP at Little Word Deacon at Trinity Pres
This was fun.
The Theopolis Podcast Special Edition Little Word and Good Work with Christian Leithart and Brian Moats soundcloud.com/user-812874628…
The Reconciliation of Jacob and Esau (1595) Marten Van Valckenborch (Dutch, 1534-1612)
Classical music isn't the solution to the problems of church music. Classical music is the problem. -John Ahern, Director of Theopolis's Te Deum Music Fellows Program
We need contemporary worship, but most of today’s contemporary worship music is shaped less by the Psalter and the great music of the historic church triumphant, and more by Coldplay’s “Fix You”, U2, and Phoebe Bridgers.
Had a great time recording a special edition episode of the @_Theopolis podcast this morning, discussing Little Word and Good Work with @PLeithart and Christian Leithart. littlewordbooks.com goodworkmag.com
The Audio Deacon Podcast Benson Boone: American Heart Ask your kids if they've been listening to this album. Then, listen to this episode. audiodeacon.buzzsprout.com/2448846/episod…
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Theopolis has been ruining lives since 2013. - Peter Leithart
Paraphrase of Athanasius: God cannot begin to speak, else He would once have been mute. A God who speaks must have an eternal Word. Which is also to say: Silence is not the baseline being of God. To enter into God is to eavesdrop, also to join, an eternal act of communication.
As of this month, I've been on staff at @_Theopolis for a decade. That's over a quarter of my life. It's been one of the greatest honors and joys the Lord has given me. I hope to write a brief reflection on the past decade in the next month or so.
My little book on worship is in some honorable company at the Theopolitan Ministry Conference. May the Lord use it!
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Theopolitan Ministry Conference on Church Music. John Ahern is currently lecturing on “avarice and the beat.”
If our understanding of salvation makes it impossible for us to echo Peter’s “baptism now saves you” (1 Pet 3:21), we need to revise our understanding of salvation. - Peter Leithart
Song is remembrance of harmony lost, anticipation of harmony regained.
This claim from David Platt—that isolated tribes et al haven’t heard the Gospel because of nationalism—is completely idiotic, without regards to how one defines or feels about “nationalism.” The Royal Navy did as much to Christianize Africa as missionaries.
The Lord's Supper is God's compassion made food and drink, edible mercy.