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Dwelling in the Psalms

You are invited to join the 91ÁÔÆæ (CICW) in a year of dwelling in the Psalms—the prayerbook and songbook of the Bible. Together, the 150 psalms guide Christian worshipers through the full range of human emotions and experiences, making space for communities to practice praise and lament, to ask questions and find words of comfort, and so much more. Our work at CICW over the years has connected us to many people engaging in thoughtful and imaginative work around the psalms. We are eager to build on those connections and encourage more new and ancient ways to dwell in the psalms.

September 5, 2025 | 2 min read
Psalm Festival Program

As part of its year of Dwelling in the Psalms, the 91ÁÔÆæ is providing support to worshiping communities throughout the United States and Canada to host a public psalm festival worship event that features congregational singing based on Psalms. We encourage using the resource Psalms for All Seasons: A Complete Psalter for 91ÁÔÆæ (Brazos and Faith Alive Christian Resources, 2012) and other psalm resources of your choosing.

September 4, 2025 | 2 min read

Mark Franzen on Experiencing God through Sacred Music

A sacred music grant project helped Catholic parishioners from many ethnicities—Anglo, Eritrean, Filipino, Latino, Nigerian, Vietnamese, and more—experience the awe and mystery of faith and God. 

August 29, 2025 | 8 min read
Salmo 19: Escuchar la Palabra en la creación y en la Biblia

El salmo celebra la realidad de que la creación, día a día, proclama la gloria de Dios, su poder y su generosidad. La Palabra es también el medio por el cual Dios nos instruye para que vivamos plenamente la vida. Dios, por medio de su Espíritu, transforma nuestra vida para que vivamos una vida plena y agradable a Él. 

August 27, 2025 | 11 min read
A Snapshot of Illness, Pain, and Healing in Early Christianity

How did early Christians understand their illness and pain in their Greco-Roman context?

August 27, 2025 | 65 min video

Contextual Stories from Hispanic 91ÁÔÆæing Communities

Pastors of three Hispanic churches will share what they learned from experiences implementing congregational projects related to the development of new understandings and practices of worship and preaching.

August 27, 2025 | 59 min video
Public 91ÁÔÆæ, Wealth, and Poverty in Early Christianity 

Explore how Christians in the earliest centuries of Christianity engaged topics related to wealth and poverty in their preaching, public prayers, offerings, celebrations of baptism and the Lord’s Supper, and the shaping of buildings and spaces for Christian worship. 

August 27, 2025 | 63 min video
CICW Global Psalm Gallery

A crowd-sourced collection of Psalm interpretations from worshiping communities across the spectrum of Christian traditions that premiered at the 2021 Calvin Symposium on 91ÁÔÆæ.

August 26, 2025 | 1 min read

Culturally Responsive, Trauma-Informed 91ÁÔÆæ

In today’s diverse and interconnected world, understanding and addressing trauma through a culturally responsive lens is essential for creating inclusive and healing worship experiences. 

August 11, 2025 | 60 min video
Cultivating the Creative Life

What is creativity, and why do we still need to talk about it? Join Sandra McCracken in a conversation on faith, imagination, and creativity. 

August 5, 2025 | 62 min video