Faith • Liturgical Reflections Sing Like Never Before: Appreciating the Theology & Stories Behind the Hymns We Love, Part I Steve Martin | 8 min read This article was edited and co-authored by Joe Palekas. Have you ever caught yourself singing along to a song on the radio that you know by heart, only to realize... Continue Reading
Faith • Liturgical Reflections Advent Meditations: O Holy Night Baylee Eby | 4 min read If there were ever a season for the believer to recognize his or her worth and focus on the dignity of his or her fellow human being, it is the... Continue Reading
Faith • Liturgical Reflections What is This Thursday? And Why is it Maundy? Jeff Vogan | 17 min read The name Maundy Thursday is from the Old French mandé,[1] which comes from the Latin mandatum novum –literally meaning “new mandate” or “new commandment.”[2] This mandatum novum refers to Jesus’... Continue Reading
Faith • Liturgical Reflections A New Year’s Prayer TWI Admin | < 1 min read As 2020 draws to a close, take some time to reflect on these words from the prayer of Saint Francis. May this new year be one in which God shapes... Continue Reading
Faith • Liturgical Reflections Let Nothing You Dismay: Songs of Hope for Christmas 2020 Rev. Rob Yancey | 5 min read In a piece titled “2020 broke Christmas music. Here’s what I’m listening to instead,” Michael Brodeur, the classical music critic for the Washington Post wrote this last week: “What if... Continue Reading
Faith • Liturgical Reflections Masked Worship: The “Not Yet” of God’s Kingdom Rev. Dr. Bill Fullilove | 9 min read Early in the pandemic, I concluded A Theology of Incarnation Amidst Online Worship with a premature promise: “When we have the chance, we will return – joyfully – to a... Continue Reading
