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A look at what the psalms have to say about creation’s unique capacity for praise, as well as the psalms’ implicit critique of any attempt to stifle creation’s song.
A look at worship and justice
A look at the Psalms of Lament.
A service plan based on Psalms
Since both God and humans are personal, we humans can grow both in knowledge of and intimacy with God. In fact, we must grow. For to love God more and more requires that we learn more and more about God.
This article explores the question of "How can we help God’s people better retain knowledge of Christ—and translate that memory into lives of worship?"
An article with songs that describe justice.
This article explores prayer and the book of Psalms.
This article tells how Blacksburg churches, who had been working together to make ecumenical connections with the help of a Worship Renewal Grant, were able to respond to tragedy as a community.
A few pictures from various churches during Holy Week.
In this article Bob Langlois addresses that critical period of time before the worship service: the sound check. This can often be a frustrating time with too many leaders and not enough followers, and it can turn pretty ugly if someone doesn’t take charge. Langlois suggests that that person needs to be the sound engineer. —JB
Pictures from different churches showing their use of art in their typical service.
