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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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.
God’s Hands, Our Hands: A Holy Week Reflection
So 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.
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A Widow’s Mi(gh)te
I have been wandering a writing wilderness. My human dustiness has fogged my brain and smudged my creative vision for many months now. A few
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Writing Prayers Together: Mercy Embraced and Grace Discovered
. . . out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. Matthew 12:34b God spoke life and beauty into being in the beginning.
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Some Stones, a Little Oil, and a Good Night’s Sleep
I teach worship and liturgical theology at Wake Forest University School of Divinity. After many months of “Zoom worship,” we returned to our beloved chapel
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“Words Are Turtles”: Some thoughts for a new season of teaching worship
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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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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