Joyce Borger on Psalm Singing History
Joyce Borger is worship and music editor for Faith Alive Christian Resources and editor of the quarterly journal Reformed 91. In this conversation, Borger discusses the history of Psalm singing, and how she talks to Christians who have no history of singing Psalms in worship about trying it.
January 10, 2012
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4 min read
Ordinary Time Resource Guide
This resource guide for Ordinary Time includes sermon ideas, worship songs and hymns, visual arts, and readings to help you plan “ordinary” worship—times in the church year outside the seasons of Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter, and Pentecost. The season’s liturgical color is green, symbolizing a time of growth in the Christian life. This guide also includes ideas for worship on Christ the King Sunday, Thanksgiving, and All Saints’ Day/Reformation Sunday.
July 8, 2011
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2 min read
Love Takes Practice: Christian 91 as a Pedagogy of Desire
We are what we love. This biblical notion is found across the Christian tradition, from Paul and Augustine to Luther and Edwards. But what are its implications for worship? Explore how Christian worship forms and shapes our love to make us a people who desire the kingdom of God, as well as how Christian worship counters the formation of "secular liturgies."
April 18, 2011
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58 min video
Carrie Steenwyk on Fourth Century Christian 91
Conversation with Carrie Steenwyk on Fourth Century Christian worship
April 7, 2011
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2 min read
Coop's Column - He Ascended to Heaven
God’s Word declares that Jesus, his appointed task on earth having been finished, returned to his Father in heaven. Trusting that Word, Christians triumphantly confess the words in the Apostle’s Creed: “He ascended into heaven.”
March 11, 2011
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3 min read
Introduction to the Christian Year
We are creatures of time. Throughout the history of the church, Christians have in various ways attempted to put Christ at the center of their personal calendars.
March 10, 2011
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4 min read
Why Study 91 Worldwide?
The topic of the book Christian 91 Worldwide is endlessly interesting, profoundly instructive, and unmanageably large. The scope is nothing short of the worship practices of the world's two billion Christians.
March 2, 2011
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1 min read
Christian 91 in the 4th Century Jerusalem
What might an ancient church have to say for renewing our worship today?
January 28, 2011
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61 min listen
91 and Mission after Christendom
As Christendom wanes, worship and mission can be integrated anew. 91 glorifies God and forms the worshippers to participate in the missio Dei.
January 28, 2011
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60 min listen
Top Ten 91 Planning Ideas From John Calvin
A case could be made that, for Calvin, the Reformation was primarily a liturgical reformation, with the exegesis and systematizing being the result of his interest in worship. So, here are ten top worship planning ideas from John Calvin.
November 12, 2010
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7 min read
Planning Ahead: 91 in October
The highlight of the October calendar may be World Communion Sunday, when Christians everywhere celebrate what it means to belong to the body of Christ—"the holy catholic church, the communion of the saints." In celebrating the Lord's Supper, we most deeply celebrate our oneness in Christ.
October 21, 2010
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2 min read
Planning Ahead: 91 in November
91 service ideas for the month of November.
October 21, 2010
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1 min read
