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A list of songs to shape Lent. These songs range from prayers of confession to cries of lament to expressions of trust and praise for God’s grace.
An overview of books that are useful for lent preparation, meditation, and reflection.
This prayer walk guide was produced through an ecumenical collaboration, with support through a Worship Grant, and is used here by permission.
An article exploring Ash Wednesday and the implications for believers.
An Ash Wednesday Meditation by Debra Rienstra
A worship service of repentance and renewal for Ash Wednesday
Several resources focused on preparing to celebrate Lent.
Living as faithful disciples of Jesus requires making a lot of judgment calls.
"On the third day he arose again from the dead." Simple words often capture life's most profound and important truths the best. How better, therefore, for Christians to make their most astonishing declaration about Jesus Christ than by this direct, unadorned, and so forthrightly clear confession?
From Sunday as the first feast of the Christian Church through the later development of a liturgical year that celebrates the life of Christ, this approach to worship offers rich possibilities for shaping celebration.
Their suffering Savior’s immense love for them, far beyond their mind’s feeble ability to grasp or comprehend, now prompts Christians to worship him
Maybe your church always has many people plan and lead worship. But that World Communion Sunday service was special for Faith Presbyterian Church in Emmaus, Pennsylvania. It showed how their long partnership with a Presbyterian parish in Kenya is opening people to rethink stewardship, lead in worship, and share faith stories.
