Alex McNeilly
Alex McNeilly is an assistant pastor at Christ Church Cincinnati. Before that he was the pastor of Clearnote Campus Fellowship at Indiana University–Bloomington. He is married to Dani, with whom he is working to sustain a healthy population of redheads in southwestern Ohio.
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What Is Beautiful Worship?
A couple of weeks ago, I chaperoned a field trip to the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption in Covington, Kentucky. Built at the turn of the twentieth century, it was modeled in the Gothic style after the Abbey Church of St. Denis and the cathedral of Notre Dame,... read more
Are there other gods?
As we’ve been reading through the whole Bible as a congregation, I have fielded a few questions about Scripture’s apparent references to divine beings other than God. The answer to the following question on that topic has a lot to do with worship, so I’m sharing it... read more
Melchizedek and Jesus
Finding the time to write regular monthly content in this way has proven to be a challenge; it’s been several months since my last post. One reason for this is that I’ve been writing more material for our local church. In particular, my fellow pastors and I have given... read more
Improved Warhorn Bookstore
At long last, we’ve made some improvements to our online bookstore…
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Corporate Prayer of Confession
Who would you say are the most righteous men that ever lived? (Besides Jesus, of course.) While I’m sure there are many ways to answer that question, the Holy Spirit identifies three men who belong at the top of any such list: If a country sins against Me by... read more
I Asked the Lord That I Might Grow
Last month I wrote about the hymn “Let Us Love and Sing and Wonder” by John Newton (1725–1807). I mentioned that it’s one of a couple Newton hymns that hold a place in my personal Top 5. Another is “I Asked the Lord That I Might Grow,” and its appeal similarly lies in... read more
Let Us Love and Sing and Wonder
John Newton (1725–1807) wrote hundreds of hymns, and a handful are still sung by Christ’s people nearly two and a half centuries later. “Amazing Grace” is of course the most famous, but I’d like to introduce you to several others through my writing here. A couple of... read more Christians Worship
Worship is fundamental. That may sound mundane, but let me explain. The fundamental nature of worship became clearer to me in a conversation I had in November with a man named Scott, whom I met on the disc golf course. He said he came from a Christian family, but when... read more Why I’ll be writing on worship…
In March 2014 I began writing monthly ministry newsletters to supporters and friends who were interested in the work Dani and I were doing for the kingdom of God. For about five years, this meant writing on my work as a campus minister at Indiana University. Then, in... read more