God’s Word and words made flesh in preaching and worship matter. Communication and not the noise of slogans or the repetition of cliches is becoming
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God’s Word and words made flesh in preaching and worship matter. Communication and not the noise of slogans or the repetition of cliches is becoming
Read moreSo many people across the globe have been on my mind throughout this Lenten season. One image haunts me even as it steadies my thoughts. Hands.
Read moreI have been wandering a writing wilderness. My human dustiness has fogged my brain and smudged my creative vision for many months now. A few
Read more. . . out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. Matthew 12:34b God spoke life and beauty into being in the beginning.
Read moreI teach worship and liturgical theology at Wake Forest University School of Divinity. After many months of “Zoom worship,” we returned to our beloved chapel
Read moreA new semester has begun! As a teacher this semester, I am excited about reading the written work of my students. I know from past
Read moreVirtual 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
Read more. . . and the stars will be falling from heaven. MARK 13:25 Apocalyptic stars make a grand appearance in the lectionary texts for
Read moreThe peace of Christ be with you. And also with you. Never before has the radical and prophetic power of these liturgical words struck me
Read more“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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