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3 Songs of Thanksgiving / Tres cantos de acción de gracias

Carlos Colón demonstrates and talks about three songs of thanksgiving, as part of the series "Songs from the hymnal / Cantos del himnario Santo, Santo, Santo / Holy, Holy, Holy.'"

Musical Composition | Video | October 01, 2020

Harvest Wheat

A visual symbol that can be placed on the cover of service bulletins, within the written liturgy, or on a large screen display.

Image | March 23, 2017

Approaching Civic Holidays as Occasions of Both Thanksgiving and Lament

The Psalms form us as people of faith to express both thanks and lament to God. This offers us a perspective that is especially needed when we worship together on or near civil holidays, and face the temptation to promote a civic religion substitute for robust Christian vision.

Audio | February 23, 2017

The Wardrobe of Easter: Gratitude

To be human is to be aware that life—one’s own life—is a sheer and undeserved gift from God. It is to revel and delight in its giftedness and to return thanks to the Giver. When the Giver hears an echo of gratitude, the circle becomes complete. Thus gratitude is an essential feature of living up to what God intended for his humans creatures when he made them.

Reflection | April 11, 2014

Different Views of the Lord's Supper/Communion/Eucharist throughout Christian History

This workshop looked at the richness and diversity of models of the meal that Jesus instituted on the night he was betrayed, evident in the New Testament narratives as well as in the history of the church

Audio | February 20, 2013

Coop's Column - A Thankful People

Because life is a sheer gift from God, one we never deserved. The appropriate response, therefore, is to do two things: to take delight in the gift, to revel in and to savor it; and then, in response to bless the Giver with lavish thanks.

Reflection | November 19, 2012

Praying Around the Communion Table: Cultivating a Spirit of Thanksgiving

Discover ways that the prayer of thanksgiving at the Lord's Supper provides a shape and vocabulary to guide us in lives of gratitude as well as connect our practices in church with the actions in our daily lives.

Audio | January 01, 2009

Thanksgiving Confession - Unity Christian HS Chapel Service

A high school chapel service plan for Thanksgiving with links to an interview about how this chapel was received.

Worship Service | June 01, 2005