Carol Hochhalter is a professor of music and worship and the music and worship program director at Kuyper College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She has been working in worship higher education for years and has served in many congregations as a worship director and planner as well. She studied music at Northwestern College, and studied worship under Robert Webber at Northern Seminary and the Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies.
Last Updated: September 29, 2025
Song: “A Resurrection Declaration” with choir, brass, and bells Roger Thornhill and Victor C. Johnson
It was the Reformation that brought western Christians back to the basics. It is the echoes of the Reformation that continue to call us to reform our ways, not only to claim but to live out the basic tenets of our faith. This worship series is a means to do just that as we commemorate the five hundredth anniversary of the Reformation, reaffirm its teachings, and seek to realign our lives accordingly.
Three times within the last week I have heard of churches that are letting people go hired professionals as well as seasoned volunteers, because they do not fit the image the church is trying to portray. The three churches are in three different states, three different types of communities, and two of them are of the “reformed” persuasion. In each case, the church was honest. And unbiblical. Idolatrous, if I can be frank.
I started walking last June because of a FaceBook challenge put out by a former student. My job is primarily sedentary, and the goal of 10,000 steps a day seemed like a mountain to me. But I started. It was easier in the summer, and more difficult once school and classes and meetings filled my days. I’m on my fourth “tool” to track my steps. As important as meeting my goal was, the trackers have not been the most helpful aid to meeting my goal. Most helpful has been the music of the Psalms.
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