Reformed Worship Issue 125 cover

September 2017

Advent / Christmas

RW 125

Articles in this issue

Editorial

Surprise!

By

Joyce Borger
Worship Series

The Peaceable Kingdom

A Christmas Fulfillment

By

Carol L. Veldman Rudie
Sing 10

The World is About to Turn

By

Joyce Borger
Visual Arts

The Ecumenism of Beauty

Art in Service of Faith

By

Phil Schaafsma
Resources

Jesus Is . . .

A Service of Lessons and Carols

By

Joy-Elizabeth Lawrence
Resources

Longest Night

A Service of Christmas Mourning

By

Kathryn Ritsema Roelofs
Resources

The Light of the World

A Christmas Candlelight Service

By

Rob Toornstra
,

Ben Landegent
,

Matt Kenitzer
Q&A

The Incarnation, Worship, and our Daily Lives

By

Chelsey Harmon
,

Shannon Jammal-Hollemans
,

Jeff Barker
Resources

From Genesis to Revelation

Finding Our Place in God’s Story with Christmas Eve and Two Other Services

By

Kent Fry
For Pastors

The Challenges of Advent Preaching

The Stories of Matthew and Luke for Preaching and Teaching

By

Edward Visser
Reformation Day

Luther’s Musical Reformation

By

Jonathan Landry Cruse
Congregational Song

Developing a Culture of Singing

By

Adán Fernández
Come and See

In a Slump

By

Dean R. Heetderks