INTRODUCTION What does it mean in particular to be a Christian and to be Vietnamese-American, and what makes it unique? For many second-generation Vietnamese Americans, knowing how to express their Continue Reading
What Should She Wear? She stands in her closet on a Sunday morning, thinking about what she should wear to lead worship that day. As she rifles through the hangers, Continue Reading
From “Butts in the Pews” to Views: How to Calculate Online Worship Attendance COVID-19 Worship Changes In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a drastic change in worship practices for Florence Continue Reading
Why Silence? Silence has become a commodity in today’s culture. We are inundated on a daily basis with noise. Whether it is the sound of traffic, a TV, a siren, Continue Reading
Like most Evangelical Lutheran Churches in America, Beth-Eden Lutheran Church begins every worship service with The Order of Confession and Forgiveness:[1] As worship begins, water is poured into a baptismal Continue Reading
A BLACK NARRATIVE PULPIT The Narrative Lectionary as a tool for Christian Transformation I love the Black Church and I cherish being part of a uniquely American tradition layered with Continue Reading
Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you. Psalm 67:5 NRSV Christians come together as the Body of Christ to praise and worship God; to learn from Continue Reading