Worship Library Essays & Blog
Explore over three hundred curated essays on the Christian year, ancient-future worship, sacramental practice, and sacred music.
The Daily Office for July 15, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 115 Joshua 1:1-18 Acts 21:3-15 Mark 1:21-27 Reading (Acts 21:3-15) Acts 21:3-15 Reflection You have a big job ahead of you. Maybe it's a major presentation to…
The Daily Office for July 14, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 117 Deuteronomy 34:1-12 Romans 10:14-21 Matthew 24:32-51 Reading (Psalm 117) Psalm 117 Reflection A coworker keeps putting you down in front of your friends. …
The Daily Office for July 13, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 22 Deuteronomy 31:7-24 Romans 10:1-13 Matthew 24:15-31 Reading (Psalm 22) Psalm 22 Reflection When Wayne Gordon, founding pastor of Chicago’s Lawndale Communi…
The Daily Office for July 12, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 18:1-20 Deuteronomy 1:18-28 Romans 9:19-33 Matthew 24:1-14 Reading (Matthew 24:1-14) Matthew 24:1-14 Reflection God shows us many times in Scripture that He t…
The Daily Office for July 11, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 14 Deuteronomy 1:1-18 Romans 9:1-18 Matthew 23:27-39 Reading (Romans 9:1-18) Romans 9:1-18 Reflection Lord Acton, a noted scholar in the nineteenth century, c…
The Daily Office for July 10, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 11 Numbers 35:1-34 Romans 8:31-39 Matthew 23:13-26 Reading (Psalm 11) Psalm 11 Reflection God’s Word seems to keep hitting us over the head about our attitude…
The Daily Office for July 9, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 7 Numbers 32:1-27 Romans 8:26-30 Matthew 23:1-12 Reading (Matthew 23:1-12) Matthew 23:1-12 Reflection People sometimes do good deeds for the wrong reasons. A …
The Daily Office for July 8, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 113 Numbers 27:12-23 Acts 19:11-20 Mark 1:14-20 Reading (Psalm 113) Psalm 113 Reflection If you’ve ever tried a dating service you know to beware. Many people…
The Daily Office for July 7, 2012
Scriptures Psalm104 Numbers 24:12-25 Romans 8:18-25 Matthew 22:23-40 Reading (Matthew 22:23-40) Matthew 22:23-40 Reflection There are a lot of excuses for not helping poor peo…
The Daily Office for July 6, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 143 Numbers 24:1-13 Romans 8:12-17 Matthew 22:15-22 Reading (Psalm 143) Psalm 143 Reflection Some people who really don’t understand Christianity downplay it …
The Daily Office for July 5, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 135 Numbers 23:11-26 Romans 8:1-11 Matthew 22:1-14 Reading (Romans 8:1-11) Romans 8:1-11 Reflection Look around your home at the little treasures you have on …
The Daily Office for July 4, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 130 Numbers 22:42-23:12 Romans 7:13-25 Matthew 21:33-46 Reading (Matthew 21:33-46) Matthew 21:33-46 Reflection Imagine this situation: Your Wednesday evening …
The Daily Office for July 3, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 126 Numbers 22:21-38 Romans 7:1-12 Matthew 21:23-32 Reading (Psalm 126) Psalm 126 Reflection Jesus said you can’t serve two masters. In this world, you’ll be …
The Daily Office for July 2, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 106:1-18 Numbers 22:1-21 Romans 6:12-23 Matthew 21:12-22 Reading (Matthew 21:12-22) Matthew 21:12-22 Reflection The information age allows us to witness and r…
The Daily Office for July 1, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 145 Numbers 21:4-35 Acts 17:12-34 Luke 13:10-17 Reading (Psalm 145) Psalm 145 Reflection To do rightly in the Lord’s eyes means to keep promises to Him and to…
The Daily Office for June 30, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 33 Numbers 20:14-29 Romans 6:1-11 Matthew 21:1-11 Reading (Romans 6:1-11) Romans 6:1-11 Reflection A caring person goes beyond the “letter of the law.” They'l…
The Daily Office for June 29, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 102 Numbers 20:1-13 Romans 5:12-21 Matthew 20:29-34 Reading (Psalm 102) Psalm 102 Reflection Anyone who has ever witnessed a raging, flooded river knows the f…
The Daily Office for June 28, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 105:1-22 Numbers 17:1-11 Romans 5:1-11 Matthew 20:17-28 Reading (Matthew 20:17-28) Matthew 20:17-28 Reflection Nonbelievers can ask a lot of tough questions. …