Worship Library Essays & Blog
Explore over three hundred curated essays on the Christian year, ancient-future worship, sacramental practice, and sacred music.
A Worship Leader Must Be Someone Who Actually Leads Worship
A Worship Leader Must Be Someone Who Leads How do you lead worship? The Holy Spirit, as counselor and as guide, directs the worship through the worship leader. The leader acts…
Seven Tips for Pentecost Sunday
Pentecost Sunday is both an end and a beginning. It’s not only the culmination of the season of Easter, it also represents the dawn of a new day in the life of the church. Jus…
The Functions of Music in the Early Church
The New Testament emphasizes both the human and the divine sources of song. Music flows from human experience, and it no doubt also affects that experience. James seem to sugg…
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 June 8, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 40 Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 Galatians 3:15-22 Matthew 14:22-36 Reading (Ecclesiastes 5:1-7) Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 Reflection After watching a documentary or news repor…
The Daily Office for June 2, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 30 Proverbs 23:15-28 1 Timothy 6:6-21 Matthew 14:31-35 Reading (1_Timothy 6:6-21) 1 Timothy 6:6-21 Reflection How does Old Testament history apply to us? Just…
The Daily Office for May 19, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 87 Numbers 11:16-29 Ephesians 2:11-22 Matthew 7:28-8:4 Reading (Numbers 11:16-29) Numbers 11:16-29 Reflection After watching a documentary or news report abou…
The Daily Office for January 31, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 61 Genesis 21:1-21 Hebrews 11:13-22 John 6:41-51 Reading (John 6:41-51) John 6:41-51 Reflection In today's Gospel reading we find the Jewish leaders doing wha…
The Daily Office for January 15, 2012
Scriptures Psalm 148 Genesis 7:1-10, 17-23 Ephesians 4:1-16 Mark 3:7-19 Reading (Genesis 7:1-10, 17-23) Genesis 7:1-10, 17-23 Reflection In this passage we read the first invi…