1. The Color Green

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    08/15/21
    6 mins
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    By Pete Lange
    Green is the color for “ordinary time” in the liturgical church year. It's the regular time of year that always gets overshadowed by other seasons such as Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter.
    The Color Green

  2. A Q&A with David Andersen on "In Defense of Christian Ritual"

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    03/09/21
    15 mins
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    By 1517 Staff
    In Defense of Christian Ritual is now available for purchase from 1517 Publishing
    A Q&A with David Andersen on

  3. Liturgy for the Unprecedented and the Ordinary

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    02/01/21
    10 mins
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    By Blake Flattley
    So, what do we pray? What do we say? In times of fear, in times of chaos, in unprecedented times, we pray and say the words that have been written on our hearts.
    Liturgy for the Unprecedented and the Ordinary

  4. The Disruption of Liturgy

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    04/14/20
    14 mins
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    By Gretchen Ronnevik
    I love the liturgy of my church, and ache for its full return. When all the world is changing, and everything is disrupted, what comes to mind is what is unchanging: the grace of God.
    The Disruption of Liturgy

  5. Please, Sing to Me!

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    10/10/16
    15 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    I once heard an old, retired Lutheran professor give in interview on a podcast. He was asked by the interviewer why people should bother going to church if they could just be saved through a personal relationship with Jesus?
    Please, Sing to Me!

  6. Taking the Road More Traveled By: The Benefit of Tradition in the Church

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    11/16/14
    11 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    Ultimately, however, I fell in love with traditions—and specifically, traditional worship—for a single, overarching reason: its components, to varying degrees, are all in the service of the Gospel.
    Taking the Road More Traveled By: The Benefit of Tradition in the Church

  7. Bloodshed at the Altar: The Genesis of Worship Wars

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    10/03/13
    12 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    Why would God reject from Cain what he later accepted from and mandated of his people? So as far as the material itself, neither Cain’s nor Abel’s offering was superior.
    Bloodshed at the Altar: The Genesis of Worship Wars

  8. 'Your Church Is Too Sexy": the Sedlec Ossuary, Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church, and the Theology of Church Architecture

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    09/09/13
    11 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    In accordance with their views of what a church is, or what a church ought to be, they planned and executed each of these sanctuaries. In other words, theology designed architecture, and architecture signaled theology.
    'Your Church Is Too Sexy
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