Psalm 117: Praise the Lord, All You Nations
This is a multilingual setting of Psalm 117 submitted by Paul Neeley. It was composed by Paul Neeley and Josh Davis.
December 17, 2020
|
4 min video
Psalm 131: Be Quiet, My Soul
This setting of Psalm 131 was written, recorded, and submitted by Josh Davis and focuses on the practice of quieting the soul.
December 17, 2020
|
7 min video
Psalm 13: How long?
This is an art song setting of Psalm 13. The title of the song is indeed “Psalm 13,” but the words “How long?” recur multiple times and sound like something of a refrain. This was written for the first Deus Ex Musica concert project, “In the Shadow of Your Wings.”
December 17, 2020
|
4 min video
Psalm 1: The Choice of Blessings 有福的選擇
This setting of Psalm 1 in Cantonese was submitted by Yvette Lau, is written by Yvette Lau -- music arranger: Jim Ling; singer: Wong Wa Sang; sand artist: Edith Wu -- and focuses on the choice of blessings to meditate on God’s Word day and night.
December 16, 2020
|
3 min video
Psalm 104: Meditation No.1: Sustenance and Praise
This setting of Psalm 104 for solo piano was written and submitted by Heather Niemi Savage.
December 16, 2020
|
3 min video
Romans 8 and the Renewed Life of God
We have been and are living in a time of upheaval, fear, unrest, and finally so much death. The pandemic has in many places revealed cracks in the veneer of civilization, casting into bold relief the social and economic inequities that run like fault lines through most societies. Racially motivated violence, including at the hands of police forces, have unleashed deep desires for reform and for justice for all people. In and through it all, believers everywhere cry for reassurance, for comfort, for a hope that points to a better path ahead.
December 3, 2020
|
1 min read
Carla Zastrow on Seventh Graders and the Psalms During COVID-19
In this episode, Carla Zastrow, teacher at Zeeland Christian School, talks about how 80 seventh graders and their teachers engaged the Biblical psalms during the COVID-19 crisis.
November 2, 2020
|
19 min listen
Brian K. Blount on Preaching Resurrection from an Apocalyptic Perspective
In this episode, President of Union Presbyterian Seminary and New Testament scholar Brian K. Blount talks about cultivating an apocalyptic perspective and what it means to preach the resurrection all year long.
November 2, 2020
|
29 min listen
Singing the Psalms of Hope in a Covid-Shaped World
2021 Online Calvin Symposium on Worship | On-Demand Panel Discussion Video
October 29, 2020
|
69 min video
David M. Bailey on Righteous Anger in the Psalms
In this episode, David M. Bailey, executive director of Arrabon, an organization dedicated to equipping and empowering organizations for reconciliation, talks with John Witvliet about righteous anger that directs people on a path of formation and Christian discipleship.
October 26, 2020
|
19 min listen
Jeff Barker on Combining Music and Public Scripture Reading
The COVID-19 pandemic pushed many churches to do online worship services, inspiring some liturgists to more creatively present Bible readings. Jeff Barker explains how to combine music with the lections or scripture passages.
September 9, 2020
|
5 min read
Creative Scripture Reading for Virtual Worship
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many churches still gather through virtual worship. Finding creative ways to read the Bible for online worship services can help worshipers experience what Romans 15:4 promises: “The Scriptures give us strength to go on.”
September 9, 2020
|
6 min read
