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Editorial |
| Issue #96 - Why Sing the Psalms? |
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Joyce Borger
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I’ve been planning and looking forward to this issue for some time. And now it’s finally in your hands! I feel a little selfish in dedicating this entire theme issue to the psalms because...
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Psalms |
| Issue #96 - "My God, My God, Why?" |
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Stacey Gleddiesmith
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My quest to understand the psalms of lament began in the midst of a deep period of depression. I had spent a wonderfully rich two months in Ethiopia, recording Christian Somali music for broadcast fro...
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Psalms |
| Issue #96 - Singing Our Way Through the Bible's Prayerbook |
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Brian Moss
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Am I really supposed to pray like this? That is the question I kept asking myself when I first started praying through the psalms. I tried to make the prayers “my own” but found that I cou...
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Psalms |
| Issue #96 - "I've Got a Song for That" |
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Marty Haugen
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A colleague and friend once described a game she played with her children. They called it “I’ve got a song for that.” It was an opportunity to nurture in her kids a repertoire of son...
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Come and See |
| Issue #96 - All Good Gifts Around Us |
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Dean R. Heetderks
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When someone makes profession of faith at our church, after all of the important theological questions are answered, my favorite question to ask is, “What talents or abilities might you be able...
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Reflections |
| Issue #96 - Singing the Psalms |
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John Calvin
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As to public prayers, there are two kinds: the one consists of words alone; the other includes music. And this is no recent invention. For since the very beginning of the church it has been this way,...
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Q&A |
| Issue #96 - The Psalms in Worship |
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John D. Witvliet
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Q Is it really legitimate to treat some psalms as if they refer to Jesus? A Christians have long interpreted several psalms (16, 24, 72, 110, and others) as referring to Jesus. This is very similar t...
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Thanksgiving |
| Issue #96 - Two Thanksgiving Litanies |
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Steve Brown
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These resources are taken from Steve Brown’s blog “Worship Ideas You Can Use” (http://sjbrown58.wordpress.com) where you will find additional resources for the whole Christian year....
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Feature |
| Issue #96 - Remembering the Forgotten Church |
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Anne E. Zaki
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It’s time we held a special service of prayer for the Middle Eastern Church. Some of you may be taken aback by this. Is there such a thing as the “Middle Eastern Church?” Is there r...
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Psalms |
| Issue #96 - All Nature Sings |
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Carol M. Bechtel
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Winnie-the-Pooh said, “The only reason for being a bee is to make honey. And the only reason for making honey is so I can eat it.” Far be it from me to pick a fight with A. A. Milne&rsquo...
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