Harry Boonstra

Harry Boonstra (hboonstr@calvin.edu) is former theological editor of RW and emeritus theological librarian of Calvin College and Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Magazine Articles by Harry Boonstra

Issue #95 - Feature: Worship and Justice

Issue #70 - Editorial: Teach Us to Pray

Issue #47 - Q&A: On Patriotic Hymns and Worship Words

Issue #47 - Perspectives: The Best of Times? The Worst of Times? Snapshots of worship styles

Issue #46 - Resources: Praying for Shalom: A service of healing and restoration for the Lenten season

Issue #45 - Q&A: On Mutual Greetings, Expressing Brokenness in Worship, and Church Choirs

Issue #45 - Reviews: Books: Leading in Worship; Worship in Spirit and Truth

Issue #44 - Q&A: On Taped Music, "Musical Integrity," and Worship Teams

Issue #43 - Q&A: On Choosing a Scripture Passage, "Just," and Blood

Issue #42 - Q&A: On Hymns, Vestments, and Funerals

Issue #41 - Q&A: On votums, Scripture reading, and Fred Kaan

Issue #40 - Q&A: On flags, All Saints Day, and Acoustics

Issue #39 - Q&A: On Language and the Common Cup

Issue #39 - Editorial: Worship: What Is It All About?

Issue #38 - Reviews: Book: Book of Common Order of the Church of Scotland

Issue #38 - Q&A: More About Tables and Music

Issue #38 - Perspectives: Come, Let Us Bow Down: Reflections on kneeling

Issue #37 - Q&A: On blessings, "canned" music, and clapping

Issue #36 - Q&A: On homilies, hymn changes, and communion tables

Issue #35 - Editorial: Tell Me I'm Wrong: An exchange of letters

Issue #35 - Q&A: On New Age and Flowers

Issue #34 - Reviews: Book: A Brief History of Christian Worship

Issue #34 - Editorial: Expanding Our Repertoire: How my worship credo has changed

Issue #33 - Perspectives: Around the Church Year In an Hour: Worshiping from Advent through Pentecost

Issue #32 - Editorial: Right Rites: How much ritual is appropriate in Reformed worship?

Issue #30 - Reviews: Book: A Place for Baptism

Issue #30 - Resources: Ashes? Yes! A service of penitence and renewal

Issue #29 - Editorial: We're Still Waiting: We need to anticipate the second coming while we celebrate the first

Issue #28 - Reviews: Book: The ABC's of Worship: A Concise Dictionary

Issue #27 - Reviews: Book: From Age to Age: How Christians Celebrated the Eucharist

Issue #25 - Editorial: Light One Candle...: Examining the role of ritual and symbol in worship

Issue #24 - Reviews: Book: A Service of Death and Resurrection: The Ministry of the Church at Death

Issue #24 - Reviews: Your ministry of planning a Christian funeral

Issue #24 - Reviews: Weddings, funerals and special events

Issue #24 - Reviews: Worship the Lord

Issue #24 - Reviews: The funeral

Issue #24 - Reviews: Book: Your Ministry of Planning a Christian Funeral

Issue #24 - Reviews: Book: Weddings, Funerals, and Special Events

Issue #24 - Reviews: Periodical: Reformed Liturgy and Music

Issue #24 - Reviews: Book: The Funeral: A Service of Witness to the Resurrection

Issue #23 - Perspectives: Extraordinary Worship During Ordinary Time

Issue #23 - Reviews: Book: Liturgy, Justice and the Reign of God: Integrating Vision and Practice

Issue #22 - Reviews: Book: Introduction to Christian Worship

Issue #22 - Perspectives: Old-fashioned Innovations: There's more than one way to celebrate the Lord's Supper

Issue #21 - Resources: I was there: Three 'witnesses' describe the birth of Jesus

Issue #20 - Reviews: With Reservations: a Review of Three Influential Books on the Praise and Worship Movement

Issue #18 - Editorial: Worshiping with Aliens and Angels

Issue #17 - Reviews: Book: Worship Vessels: Resources for Renewal

Issue #16 - Reviews: A Potpourri of Wedding Resources

Issue #15 - Perspectives: Seek Ye First: Interview with Karen Lafferty

Issue #15 - Reviews: Book: Book of Worship

Issue #14 - Perspectives: Remember Your Baptism

Issue #13 - Perspectives: Home Communion

Issue #12 - Theme Issue on Children in Worship: Book: Young Children and Worship

Issue #12 - Theme Issue on Children in Worship: Book: Helping Children Feel at Home in Church

Issue #12 - Theme Issue on Children in Worship: Book: God's Children in Worship

Issue #12 - Theme Issue on Children in Worship: Book: Gather the Children. Celebrate the Word with Ideas, Activities, Prayers & Projects

Issue #12 - Theme Issue on Children in Worship: Book: Creative Designs with Children at Worship

Issue #12 - Theme Issue on Children in Worship: Book: Children's Time in Worship

Issue #12 - Theme Issue on Children in Worship: Book: Children's Music Ministry

Issue #12 - Theme Issue on Children in Worship: Book: Children in the Worshiping Community

Issue #12 - Theme Issue on Children in Worship: Book: Baptism: A Celebration of God's Presence!

Issue #12 - Theme Issue on Children in Worship: Book: Let the Little Children Come

Issue #11 - Resources: Preaching About Worship

Issue #11 - Resources: Speaking in Tongues

Issue #10 - Resources: The Passion Story

Issue #9 - Resources: Advent Litanies

Issue #8 - Seasonal Resources: Service Planning for the Season After Pentecost

Issue #7 - Perspectives: Let the Children Come to Me: an Interview with Norman Thomasma

Issue #6 - Perspectives: My First Ash Wednesday

Issue #5 - Reviews: Book: Epiphany

Issue #5 - Perspectives: A Dragon Intrusion

Issue #3 - Perspectives: James Ward on Music and Worship

Issue #3 - Reviews: Book: Evangelicals on the Canterbury Trail: Why Evangelicals Are Attracted to the Liturgical Church

Issue #3 - Perspectives: Celebrate!

Issue #2 - Seasonal Resources: Tenebrae

Issue #2 - Seasonal Resources: Service planning: Lent

Issue #1 - Preparation: More than Preaching: An interview with Calvin Bolt

Issue #1 - Seasonal Resources: Advent Service-planning Ideas

Issue #1 - Reviews: Preaching and Leading Worship