A new semester has begun! As a teacher this semester, I am excited about reading the written work of my students. I know from past
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Author: Jill Crainshaw
Jill Crainshaw is the Blackburn Professor of Worship and Liturgical Theology at Wake Forest University School of Divinity in Winston-Salem, N.C. She loves to write and is the author of several books, including a collection of poetry. Her most recent publication is When I in Awesome Wonder: Liturgy Distilled from Everyday Life (Liturgical Press, 2018). Jill's personal blog can be found on her website, jillcrainshaw.com.
Rock Us into Joy
Virtual worship. What an unusual and intriguing phrase, one that has made its way into my everyday vocabulary. Covid-19 has not been able to stop
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Catching the Light
. . . and the stars will be falling from heaven. MARK 13:25 Apocalyptic stars make a grand appearance in the lectionary texts for
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And also with you: A Liturgical Spirituality of Radical Peace-Sharing
The peace of Christ be with you. And also with you. Never before has the radical and prophetic power of these liturgical words struck me
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Unmute Yourself: The Prophetic Call of Zoom Worship Rubrics
“Unmute yourself.” “Be sure to mute yourself.” These phrases have become common pandemic parlance. We might even say they have become ritual rubrics, of a
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Creation, Day Three: Soil Underneath Our Fingernails
The Genesis verses that depict Day Three of Creation invite us to plumb unexpected sacramental depths.
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A Prayer-Poem for Not-So-Ordinary Days
I will heal their waywardness; I will love them freely. . . I will be like the dew to Israel; she shall blossom like the
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Windows in Walls
When we beautify our gaze, the grace of hidden beauty becomes our joy and our sanctuary. John O’Donohue I have been reflecting quite a bit
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Professing Black Lives Matter
I grew up in a Lutheran church. We professed our faith by saying confessions and creeds. I am a Presbyterian now. We profess our faith
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Through a Glass, Dimly
COVID-19 Shaping Spiritual Communities COVID-19 dwells in the space between us. So we keep our distance. One nursing home in Cincinnati plans to use plexiglas
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