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One of my former pastors told me that in his -then- 27 years of ministry in five different congregations he had met only two persons-an elderly wife and husband-who lived in daily excitement at the fact that Jesus shall come again. At every day's beginning they exclaimed to each other, "This could be the day! Let's be ready to greet our Lord!"
That Jesus is now enthroned became a central and glad part of the earliest Christian testimony, and it formed the basis for their heady and unshakable confidence in life and death.
We listen to the cry of the prophet Isaiah, voicing God's call to God's people regarding the true nature of worship and the inextricable bond between our relationship with God and our relationship with one another, and particularly with the most downtrodden among us.
A chapel outline for confession
A dramatic reading for three voices, specifically highlighting God's glory, a central dimension of Christian worship.
How we describe realities matter, and, the words and images we use matter much. Our language not only describes a given reality, but in some ways, also designs it.
An interdisciplinary Review of Aesthetic Theory
It turns out that what helps churches include people with cognitive impairments in communion is good advice for everyone.
Sermon notes about rest, renewal and restoration.
This service explores the secure protection that the child of God discovers in the loving care of God.
One of the remarkable features of Christian theology in recent years is the resurgence of interest in the doctrine of the Trinity.
This was a handout at one of two plenary sampler sessions that introduced several of the leaders at the Calvin Symposium on Worship and the Arts on Friday, January 14, 2000.
