This is an ecumenical website of resources and reflections on liturgy, spirituality, and worship for individuals and communities. It is run by Rev. Bosco Peters.
St. Martin and the Beggar (image source) scripture readings textweek resources • collect/opening prayer reflection for February 20 and week following (NZPB & BCP-TEC) • collect/opening prayer reflection for February 20 and week following (Common Worship CofE) To be struck on the right cheek (Mt 5:39) means one has been hit with the back of… Continue Reading
The Hour That Changes Everything: How worship forms us into the people God wants us to be by John van de Laar John is a Methodist minister who has served three times as Worship Director for the National Conference of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa. His website, Sacredise, has similar hopes to this one… Continue Reading
I will look at one psalm from the Revised Grail Psalter. I tire of the circular groove worn around whether Psalm 1 loses its messianic “intention” when “the man” is abandoned, so I will choose to look at Psalm 2. The Revised Grail has: 1 Why do the nations conspire, and the peoples plot in… Continue Reading
This is the third post in a series that I started by saying that I know in my heart what I mean, but I may express it so poorly that I will be misunderstood. This post I think can even be more easily misunderstood than the previous ones – but I think the concept is… Continue Reading
This starts with a bit that some people will take for granted, and for others this may be new: when Roman Catholic clergy hear or use the word, “missal”, they think of the book with the regularly used, fixed parts of the Mass, and the varying prayers etc. for specific days. They do not think… Continue Reading
A blog post is often pressing home a particular point. But reality is often more complex. More balanced. My recent post on worship and entertainment is a case in point. I was arguing the dangers of becoming entertainment-focused. Well-known John Michael Talbot sent me this tweet in response: “Worship that doesn’t entertain a bit is… Continue Reading
Running church as congregations of the similar (eg. ages and stages…) makes church something we grow out of – not deeper into… “Relationships formed over a lifetime with people who are just like you is, honestly, a form of self-worship.” Josh Loveless in Relevant Magazine Discuss…
