The Need for Lament: Soong-Chan Rah
Soong-Chan Rah argues that the deeply rooted triumphalism and exceptionalism in the American society are causing the absence of lament in the American churches.
Wheat and Cup
A visual symbol that can be placed on the cover of service bulletins, within the written liturgy, or on a large screen display.
Hands
A visual symbol that can be placed on the cover of service bulletins, within the written liturgy, or on a large screen display.
Cross (Ionic/Celtic)
A visual symbol that can be placed on the cover of service bulletins, within the written liturgy, or on a large screen display.
Bruce Theron on Word and Worship, a South African lectionary resource
Across cultures and denominations, South African churches are growing in unity—thanks to the nation’s first ecumenical sermon and worship resource written in English.
Kyrie eleison
A visual symbol that can be placed on the cover of service bulletins, within the written liturgy, or on a large screen display.
Chi Rho
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Stream
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Bruce Theron on Decolonizing Worship in South Africa
Imagine singing “In the Bleak Midwinter” during the long hot days of Christmas in South Africa. The Bible is rich enough to include themes and symbols more relevant to living out Christian faith in the Global South.
Cedar of Lebanon
A visual symbol that can be placed on the cover of service bulletins, within the written liturgy, or on a large screen display.
Alpha and Omega
A visual symbol that can be placed on the cover of service bulletins, within the written liturgy, or on a large screen display.
Beauty, Silence, and Culture Care: An Interview with Makoto Fujimura
Theologian Neal Plantinga engages with artist and author Mako Fujimura on his vision for complementing recent work on creation care with what he has termed “culture care”—a redemptive approach to artistry and other forms of cultural engagement which seeks to contribute to “the healing of the nations.”