Japanese Church Music: Reaching back and reaching forward
After the first Catholic missionaries visited Japan in 1549, many people became Christians. But less than a century later, Japan expelled all missionaries and priests, banned Christianity, and cut off cultural contact with former trading partners.
January 7, 2005
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3 min read
Angela Taylor Perry - Graphic Design
A biography of graphic artist Angela Taylor Perry.
June 16, 2004
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1 min read
Create Worship Renewal, Not Worship War: Six tips on how to talk about worship
Eighteen people. Umpteen differences. For three years, these Protestant Christians talked through worship war tensions to create a book together. A feature story about the genesis of "Discerning the Spirits."
June 11, 2004
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9 min read
The Heartbeat of Pentecost - Pentecost Sunday - Acts 2
A worship service focusing on the heartbeat of Pentecost which is the call to proclamation.
June 1, 2004
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25 min read
A Precious Feast, a Tangled Web: A Case for Welcoming Children at the Table
An article outlining several arguments for including children at the Lord's Supper in the Christian Reformed Church, including questions for discussion.
June 1, 2004
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8 min read
Paschal Mystery
In worship, especially in the sacraments, we make Christ's paschal mystery present in the here and now; we do the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and we are transformed into being more perfect members of Christ's body.
June 1, 2004
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8 min read
The Echo of Pentecost - Pentecost Sunday - 1 Thessalonians 1
A worship service for Pentecost Sunday based on 1 Thessalonians 1.
June 1, 2004
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1 min read
When the Breath of God Blows - Pentecost Sunday - Ezekiel 37, Acts 2
A worship service for Pentecost Sunday celebrating the broad range of the Spirit's work that was reinforced and entered a new chapter at Pentecost--though it did not begin there.
June 1, 2004
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10 min read
Participation in Worship: More Than Doing
Vatican II called worshipers to "full, conscious, and active participation," which leads us from the doing to being the body of Christ, fully conscious of our encounter with the Divine and open to and receptive of the action the Divine takes on our behalf.
June 1, 2004
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8 min read
Behaving Unnaturally - Third Sunday of Easter - Matthew 18
A worship service from Matthew 18 for the third Sunday of the Easter season. The theme of this service is forgiveness--a complicated issue for many people today.
June 1, 2004
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8 min read
Theological Reflections on the Meaning of Worship
Theological reflections on the meaning of worship by Joyce Ann Zimmerman
June 1, 2004
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1 min read
Practical tips for introducing peacemaking into worship services
These tips provide a practical application of peacemaking to worship services.
May 28, 2004
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3 min read
