On Freedom’s Shore: A Hymn Festival in Grand Rapids, Michigan
This hymn festival took place at Neland CRC in Grand Rapids, MI on June 23, 2013
October 29, 2013
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5 min read
His Love Endures Forever: A Hymn Festival in Grandville Michigan
This hymn festival took place at South Grandville CRC in Grandville, MI on October 13, 2013.
October 28, 2013
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7 min video
It's All About Grace: A Hymn Festival in South Haven Michigan
This hymn festival took place at Hope Reformed Church in South Haven, MI on October 6, 2013.
October 14, 2013
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6 min read
Complementary Prayers for Lift Up Your Hearts
Prayers to Accompany the Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs of Lift Up Your Hearts.
September 18, 2013
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4 min read
Confessional Resources Index
An index that displays connections between several confessional resources and the hymnal, Lift Up Your Hearts.
August 29, 2013
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1 min read
Words to Grow Into: The Psalms as Formative Speech
An excerpt taken from Forgotten Songs: Reclaiming the Psalms for Christian Worship, written by John D. Witvliet.
August 22, 2013
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1 min read
Lift Up Your Hearts: Revised Common Lectionary Index
Lectionary-based hymn suggestions
August 8, 2013
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1 min read
We Sing Our Faith Hymnfest
This hymn festival was on July 25, 2013 at the Calvin College Chapel. Held in conjunction with a well-received weeklong organ clinic on hymn playing and improvisation led by Dr. John Ferguson from St Olaf College and Dr. Cornelius Plantinga from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship. Musicians participating in the clinic also joined in the service.
God, We Sing Your Glorious Praises: Hymns and Prayers for Devotional Use
To express gratitude to God for the gifts we received through Bert, the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship offers this collection of some of Bert Polman's litanies and prayers, hymns and psalm versifications.
July 18, 2013
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1 min read
Singing the Whole Story: A hymn festival in Grand Rapids, MI
This hymn festival took place at the Calvin College Chapel on June 9, 2013.
June 13, 2013
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5 min read
Jim and Kim Thomas on the Christian Music Industry
Jim and Kim Thomas are husband and wife, and are the pastor and curate, respectively, of The Village Chapel, in Nashville, TN. Over the last fifteen years the church has grown from a small Bible study of professional musicians to a church of about 1500. In addition to leading a congregation that includes many musicians, Jim and Kim were themselves touring musicians and recording artists for nearly thirty years. Jim has also authored two popular books on Christian theology. Kim, in addition to authoring several devotional books, is a highly-regarded visual artist.
June 5, 2013
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14 min read
Ten Reasons Why Hymnals Have a Future
Hymnals make several valuable contributions to Christian life today, in dynamic interaction with all the other ways we access and project music and information. Further, a hymnal is a valuable resource for all kinds of Christians, as well as congregational leaders, whether or not their congregation uses a hymnal in worship.
