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A word study on "glory" and its divergent connotations in worship and modern culture.
An article evaluating the place of both choir and organ within the "sequence of actions" in Reformed worship.
Can the world still use new worship songs? Yes. Does their worth depend on how much they sound like other songs or how many people hear and sing them? No.
The Genevan Psalter is the most important source of metrical psalmody in the continental Reformed tradition.
Theologically serious song writers are acknowledging Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in contemporary songs that unite head and heart. A feature story exploring how contemporary music is maturing theologically.
A service plan from the Lord's Prayer teaching that praying is for those who have come to know God as Father in a series on prayer as explained in the Heidelberg Catechism.
A service plan for October leading up to Reformation Day focused on the Sovereignty of God in a four-week series on truths from the Reformation.
A worship service plan shaped by Psalm 46. While much of what we observe around us is marked by uncertainty, we find peace in God's protection. This service aims to draw on God's rest and peace for our soul's nurture.
A service plan focused on how to respect, honor and obey those who are given authority over us in a series on the Ten Commandments, as explained in the Heidelberg Catechism.
A service plan focused on the need for us to find contentment with what we have as the antidote to greed, envy, and coveting in a series on the Ten Commandments, as explained in the Heidelberg Catechism.
A Labor Day service plan focused on hearing and responding to God's call to service in our daily work in obedience to God. This is part of a series addressing life's toughest questions for Christians.
A service plan for Easter celebrating the resurrection of Christ as it is predicted in the final word of Psalm 23: "forever"! Part of a Lenten series focused on "Walking with God through Psalm 23."
