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A copy of the Sermon on the Mount image is available for download. The artist, Betsy Steele Halstead, comments on how the photo was made.
Because life is a sheer gift from God, one we never deserved. The appropriate response, therefore, is to do two things: to take delight in the gift, to revel in and to savor it; and then, in response to bless the Giver with lavish thanks.
A video lecture on The Biblical Psalms in Christian Worship: Overlapping Scripts in the Unfolding Drama of Liturgical Performance
James Abbington discusses the new hymnal Psalms for All Seasons.
A set of resources for the Sermon on the Mount.
Elizabeth “Beth” Broschart is the pastor at First Presbyterian Church, a small congregation in Boyne City, Michigan. Before that, she pastored a small church in Pennsylvania and helped lead music in churches where her husband was the pastor. In this edited email conversation, she talks about the joys and challenges of planning music in small congregations.
This is a drama script based on Matthew 6:25-34 from the NRSV.
This is a drama script for 8 adults and 1 child based on Psalm 103 from NRSV.
This is a drama script adapted for 4 speakers. It is based on Luke 15:11-32 from the NRSV.
This is a drama script for 10 speakers based on Psalm 104 from the NRSV.
This is a drama script based on Psalm 22. It is adapted for 2 groups each of 6 speakers.
Suggestions for reading scripture well in worship
