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  • June 18, 2015

    Prayers for Emmanuel AME Church and All Who Grieve

    How long O Lord, how long?

    How long will our news be filled with reports of violence?

    How long will neighbor turn against neighbor with words, and fists, and guns?

    Why are people filled with such fear and anger that they desire to kill?

    Sovereign God we cry “Lord have mercy!”

     

    Sing: Kyrie Eleison (such as Lift Up Your Hearts #637 or another appropriate refrain.)

     

    Sovereign God, we pray for comfort and healing.

  • June 5, 2015

    Reflections on Worship Education (part I)

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    It was so predictable that it became comical. The third Monday of the term students walked into the “Foundations of Worship” class that Karen deMol and I taught together at Dordt College with their heads hanging, eyeing us suspiciously, holding their worship reflection assignments in their hands.