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Debra Levey Larson

Debra Levey Larson is a freelance writer and producer and a member of Hessel Park Christian Reformed Church, Chapaign, Illinois.

 

Articles by this author:

  • A Candle, a Lamb, and a Basket of Food

    By Debra Levey Larson

    In September of 1996, Hessel Park Christian Reformed Church in Champaign, Illinois, had the pleasure of installing a new minister. As we prepared for the service of installation, the worship committee wanted to try something a little different. We used one of the shorter forms from our church hymnal (Psalter Hymnal, pp. 992-4), but we added a new twist to the section of the form called "Instruction."

  • Christ in the Clouds: A visual celebration of the Ascension

    By Debra Levey Larson

    The legend began on a Good Friday in Bermuda, sometime before the turn of the century. A Sunday school teacher was having a difficult time explaining Christ's ascension to his students, but he finally had an idea. He took his class to the beach, where he launched a large kite on which he had painted a likeness of Christ. When the kite reached its maximum height, he snipped the string, allowing the kite to ascend even further and become lost in the clouds.

  • Dirt at the Foot of the Cross: Using common materials to communicate the themes of Lent

    By Debra Levey Larson, Linda Vredeveld

    During the 1990 Lenten season at Hessel Park Church in Champaign, Illinois, a local artist, Linda Vredeveld, demonstrated that liturgical art can be as unassuming as a pile of dirt at the foot of a cross. She chose common materials such as dirt, light cloth, and twigs and gave them new meaning in the worship setting.