Resource Library

Calvin Seerveld on The Passion and Poetry of the Psalms

A conference talk exploring psalms to sing in public worship that are most loved, most difficult, and most important for contemporary Christian life.

Audio | July 23, 2020

Pearl Shangkuan: Ten Favorite Choral Settings on Psalm 23

In observance of the Good Shepherd Sunday, the fourth Sunday of the Easter season, Pearl Shangkuan, director of choral activities at Calvin University, shares her ten favorite choral settings on Psalm 23.

Topic Showcase | Audio | April 20, 2020

Michael Hawn: Ten Favorite Hymns on Psalm 23

In observance of the Good Shepherd Sunday, the fourth Sunday of the Easter season, Michael Hawn, professor emeritus of church music at Southern Methodist University, shares his ten favorite hymns on Psalm 23.

Reflection | Audio | April 13, 2020

Good Shepherd Sunday

Many Christian traditions mark the fourth Sunday of Easter as Good Shepherd Sunday, centering worship around the compelling image of Jesus Christ as our Good Shepherd as found in John 10, and complementing that with reading or singing Psalm 23 and other texts that unfold the beauty and power of this image.

Resource Guide | April 13, 2020

How to Play (and use) Psalms

2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Workshop

Video | April 15, 2019

Struggle: A Choral Reading From 2 Corinthians 4:7-12

This choral reading of 2 Corinthians 4:7-12 is adapted for 2 presenters.

Enacted Scripture | Video | July 05, 2018

Psalms for Families: Devotions for All Ages, Psalm 23

Psalms for Families, by Robert J. Keeley and Laura Keeley, is a devotional book for the entire family designed to help parents explore the riches of the book of Psalms with their children and teens. These devotionals will help parents learn more about the psalms as they teach their children about praise, prayer, and lament. This book contains four devotionals on each of our selected psalms as well as notes for adults that provide additional information and background.

Reflection | October 21, 2013

Psalm 104: A Choral Reading for 10

This is a drama script for 10 speakers based on Psalm 104 from the NRSV.

Enacted Scripture | July 03, 2012

Psalm 103: A Choral Reading for 8 adults and 1 child

This is a drama script for 8 adults and 1 child based on Psalm 103 from NRSV.

Enacted Scripture | July 03, 2012

Communion Service: Psalm 103

Abounding in Steadfast Love, Psalm 103, was part of the Calvin Symposium on Worship 2012. This service was a celebration of word and sacrament with Thomas G. Long, Martha Moore-Keish, and Stanley Mast.

Worship Service | Audio | Video | January 28, 2012

The Lord Is My Shepherd: A Celebration of Psalm 23 Vespers Service (Session 2)

The Lord Is My Shepherd: A Celebration of Psalm 23 was a vesper service at the 2012 Calvin Symposium on Worship, led by hymn-writer Rev. John Bell.

Worship Service | Audio | Video | January 27, 2012

The Psalm Project in Concert

A free concert at the Calvin Chapel, this prelude to the 2012 Calvin Symposium on Worship featured The Psalm Project, a group of musicians from the Netherlands who have taken Genevan Psalm tunes from the 1500s and updated them with arrangements for piano, guitar, and strings.

Worship Service | Video | January 25, 2012

The Psalm Project: Reworking Genevan psalms for a new generation

The best way to learn the Psalms is to sing them, which is why a group of Dutch musicians is mining their "Genevan Psalter" heritage to create arrangements that appeal to today's worshipers.

Feature Story | July 05, 2011

Chapel for Lent: Jesus Our Shepherd

A chapel outline focusing on Jesus as our shepherd.

Worship Service | March 29, 2011

Coop's Column - Glorify the Lord with Me

Modernity has a kind of airy weightlessness, a lack of seriousness and significance. So, when it comes to the matter of “setting their minds on things eternal”—that is, of paying any heed to the world beyond sight and sound—most contemporary people are pretty breezy and airy.

Reflection | September 17, 2010

Coop's Column - There I Have Pledged to Set My Foot, Too

"Being alive is very difficult. Human beings are very complicated. I know. I've spent my whole life being one, and I still can't totally figure it out." So commented one elderly gentleman as he looked back over the seemingly haphazard trajectory of his life's course of events.

Reflection | July 26, 2010

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