Issue #52: June 1999

Editorial: Family Style: Praying to God together
by Robert De Moor

Perspectives: Reclaiming the Power of Prayer in Worship
by Alvin J. Vander Griend

Perspectives: Together We Decided to Pray: How one inner-city congregation found a unity they never expected
by Edith Bajema

Resources: Come, let us worship and bow down': service plans for a four-week series based entirely on the psalms
by Laura A. Smit

Perspectives: True Confession: Ideas for recovering a true spirit of confession in worship
by Arlo D. Duba

Perspectives: Shedding Light on the Prayer for Illumination
by Alvin L. Hoksbergen

Perspectives: Bending God's Ear: Ways to transform the 'long' prayer into a rich and meaningful part of the liturgy
by Jack Van Marion

Resources: More Prayer Opportunities..: A list of prayer resources and initiatives
by Douglas Kamstra

Resources: Praying for All God's People: A litany for wholeness
by Kate Chipps

Resources: Building Community Through Prayer: A new kind of prayer service helped our congregation
by Sandy Boersma

Resources: Praying for the World: Exploring Asian hymnody
by C. Michael Hawn

Songs for the Season: How Lovely Lord, How Lovely; Let Us Talents and Tongues Employ; Come Now, O Prince of Peace; For All the Saints; Let All Things Now Living
by Alfred V. Fedak

Resources: Let All Things Now Living: A Thanksgiving service with Scripture, song, poetry, and slides
by Sharon Bandstra, Alisa Siebenga

View from the Pew: The Forgotten Ministry: What Betty Andreas learned about a busy schedule and God's peace
by James Calvin Schaap

Q&A: On Liturgical Cliches, Congregational Participation, and Collects
by John D. Witvliet

How to...: How to...Begin and End Prayer
by Sherwin Weener

Reviews: Book: A book of Reformed Prayers
by Emily R. Brink

Reviews: Book: Contemporary Worship Music: A Biblical Defense
by P. Wayne Townsend

Reviews: Book: The Book of Psalms: A worship resource for reading or singing the Psalms with optional refrains
by James Hart Brumm

Reviews: Letters

Notes: Notes