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Worship |
| Issue #93 - From Protest to Praise |
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Paul LaMaire
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Our church can be described as a singing church. As part of our worship pattern, once a year we usually hold a hymn-sing, gathering to worship God specifically through song. This year our pastor preac...
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Prayer |
| Issue #84 - Help Me Out, Lord |
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G. Wright Doyle
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Help me out, Lord. Out of resentment. Help me see the beam in my eye, not the splinter in my brother’s eye. Help me see the beam on which the Savior died for me. Out of confusion. I just d...
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Reflections |
| Issue #83 - Meeting God Where We Are |
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Lisa A. Stracks
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If we’re honest with ourselves, we know we’re not always in the “right” frame of mind to plan or lead worship. Much as we might hate to admit it, outside factors do affect our...
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Advent |
| Issue #77 - Longing for Full Redemption: An Advent Prayer of Confession and Lament |
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John D. Witvliet
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John D. Witvliet prepared this prayer for his ordination service into the ministry of Word and Sacrament in the Christian Reformed Church. This prayer is based on the anc...
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Feature |
| Issue #72 - Pain Is a Four-Letter Word: A congregational lament |
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Calvin G. Seerveld
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Soon after September 11, 2001, I received requests from various congregations throughout the United States for permission to sing from “A Congregational Lament” in worship s...
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Perspectives |
| Issue #46 - A Time to Weep -- On Good Friday |
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John D. Witvliet
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Planning worship for Good Friday is a challenging pastoral and theological task. How do we begin to acknowledge the power and the mystery of the cross of Jesus Christ? How do we proclai...
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Perspectives |
| Issue #45 - A Time to Weep -- During Advent |
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John D. Witvliet
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Lament is a sign of both honest faith and resolute hope. When we worship together, we bring with us our experience in the world, from our most profound joys to our most painful sorrows. Like...
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Perspectives |
| Issue #44 - A Time to Weep: Liturgical lament in times of crisis |
by
John D. Witvliet
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John D. Witvliet has been appointed assistant professor of worship and music at Calvin College and adjunct professor of worship at Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan....
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Perspectives |
| Issue #44 - How Long Will You Forget Me, Lord? A service of Lament Based on Psalm 13 |
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Norma de Waal Malefyt,
Howard D. Vanderwell
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WE APPROACH GOD IN GRIEF AND SORROW Prelude: "Duet No. 2 in F Major," Beethoven unaccompanied flute and bassoon The Call to Worship Hymn: "Immortal,...
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Perspectives |
| Issue #44 - How Long Will You Forget Me, Lord? A service of Lament Based on Psalm 13 |
by
Norma de Waal Malefyt,
Howard D. Vanderwell
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WE APPROACH GOD IN GRIEF AND SORROW Prelude: "Duet No. 2 in F Major," Beethoven unaccompanied flute and bassoon The Call to Worship Hymn: "Immortal,...
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