Psalms/Scripture

Kathy Hanson on Youth Delivering Homilies

Usually teachers give the homily during daily worship at Mustard Seed School in Hoboken, New Jersey. When the school asked every eighth grader to give a homily, the results surprised and blessed the whole community.

November 7, 2014 | 4 min read
What Makes All Ages Delight in the Psalms

The learning went both ways when two school communities decided to “dwell in the Psalms” for a year. Their Psalms-based creations revealed that the Spirit can work through kids and adults of any age to nourish faith.

November 7, 2014 | 7 min read

People of the Book: Showing Respect for the Bible

Many cultural practices in North America astonish non-Western worshipers. One of the most striking is how the Bible is handled.

October 30, 2014 | 3 min read

Symposium 2012 - Plenary Address: Performing a Counter World: the Alternative Reality Offered by the Psalms for the Worlds We Inhabit

Performing a Counter World: the Alternative Reality Offered by the Psalms for the Worlds We Inhabit is a plenary address presented by Walter Brueggemann at the 2012 Calvin Symposium on Worship.

September 18, 2014 | 58 min listen