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Their Old Familiar Carols Play

The number of songs that we hear during this season that have to do with Santa, Reindeer, and the weather, can, unfortunately, easily out number the songs that deal with the beauty of the Incarnation. Singing about something that is so mysterious and powerful seems...

Posture in Gathered Worship

by Konrad La Prade I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling. (1 Timothy 2:8) A little over a year ago, a group of guys was sitting around a campfire in my backyard. One of the conversations that came up was...

Responsive Readings in Worship

The public reading of scripture has been performed within the Church throughout its history. Scripture itself describes this practice both in example and in command. In Deuteronomy 31, we see Moses commanding that the law given to him by God be read publicly at the...