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Prayer | October 13, 2021 Ten Core Convictions On the tenth anniversary of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship in 2007, we identified ten core principles and practices to present as our central convictions about vital Christian worship. Article | June 22, 2021 Lora Copley and Elizabeth Vander Haagen on Family Prayer and Worship Families spending more time together during COVID-19 stay-at-home orders have the opportunity to nurture—or begin—daily practices of family worship and prayer. Conversation | May 01, 2020 Lora Copley on Preparing Families for Sunday Worship If you have been wanting to start or strengthen your family’s faith formation, perhaps the new coronavirus pandemic offers a novel opportunity. Conversation | May 01, 2020 Una oración para la Pascua / Easter Prayer A Bilingual Easter Prayer in the time of COVID-19 pandemic Reflection | April 08, 2020 Prayers for Protection in Places of Exile, Fear, and Uncertainty In a time of fear, uncertainty, and isolation because of COVID-19, ancient prayers of protection can remind us of God’s sovereignty and care. Here, Debra Paxton-Buursma, professor of education at Calvin University, explores St. Patrick’s Prayer of Protection, set to music by a modern composer who himself faced danger and exile. Reflection | April 07, 2020 Bendición para personal médico en tiempo de pandemia Kate Williams escribió esta oración como una bendición para las personas que trabajan en la salud durante la pandemia de COVID-19. Reflection | April 03, 2020 A Blessing for Healthcare Workers in a Time of Covid-19 Pandemic Kate Williams wrote this prayer as a blessing for healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Reflection | April 03, 2020 A Prayer to God in Anxious Times Rev. Cornelius Plantinga, Jr. wrote this prayer in March 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic. Reflection | April 02, 2020 A COVID-19 Prayer Based on Psalm 51 Calvin University professor Chad Engbers prayed this prayer on March 12, 2020 during the daily chapel service. This was one of the last chapel services conducted before the campus closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Reflection | Video | Worship Service | April 02, 2020 Christus Paradox 2019 A service of lessons and carols that invites people to approach Advent and Christmas with songs that sing about both forgiveness and justice, healing and correction, personal serenity and cultural reconciliation, human flourishing and the flourishing of all creation. Worship Service | November 13, 2019 Reconciling All Things 2018 A service of lessons and carols that invites people to approach Advent and Christmas with songs that sing about both forgiveness and justice, healing and correction, personal serenity and cultural reconciliation, human flourishing and the flourishing of all creation. Worship Service | November 20, 2018 Born to Die, Born to Rise 2017 This service of Lessons and Carols from 2017 celebrates Christmas by proclaiming the Easter Gospel: "Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again!" Worship Service | December 01, 2017 Angels, from the Realms of Glory The service of Lessons and Carols from 2016 highlights the importance of angels in the drama of the Christmas gospel, startling us to focus our awareness on how the angels enlarge our perception of the beauty and glory of the triune God through their nearness and through their mysterious, wonder-filled transcendence. Worship Service | December 02, 2016 Maranatha! Come Lord Jesus: Advent Longing for Jesus' Second Coming This service of Lessons and Carols from 2015 eagerly anticipates Christ's second coming with Christ-centered hope. Worship Service | November 23, 2015 A Pentecostal Christmas This service of Lessons and Carols from 2014 highlights the presence of the Holy Spirit in the Christmas narrative. Worship Service | December 02, 2014 People of the Book: Showing Respect for the Bible Many cultural practices in North America astonish non-Western worshipers. One of the most striking is how the Bible is handled. Article | October 30, 2014 Fasting: A cross-cultural perspective on the season of Lent The Season of Lent brings to mind the historical practice of fasting, of “giving up” something in order to “take up” something else. Article | October 30, 2014 Isaiah's Vision of a Peaceable Kingdom This service of Lessons and Carols from 2013 journeys through the book of Isaiah sequentially, with readings and music drawn from ten different chapters. Worship Service | October 14, 2014 Jesus, a Light for the Nations This service of Lessons and Carols from 2012 witnesses to a great outburst of Advent and Christmas music from around the world. Worship Service | October 13, 2014 1 2 3 ... Next »