by Warren Howell | Oct 2, 2020 | Reflections, Worship Matters
In her 1942 book, How to Cook a Wolf, food writer MFK Fisher addressed humanity, hunger, and prayer in a chapter called “How to Pray For Peace.” As those were wartime years, American homes were making sacrifices, and thus, she offered a few thoughts on the humble and...
by Warren Howell | Sep 8, 2020 | Worship Matters, Worship Resources
Question: When the time comes that we get through this pandemic and can safely resume the beauty of choral music in church, what anthems would you consider for your choir on its first Sunday back in worship? I heard this first posed by Eric Nelson this...
by Warren Howell | Aug 4, 2020 | Reflections
SIMPLE-TASK PRAYER WHEN FEELING OVERWHELMED Dinner preparation was hard last night. I wept Not from cutting onions, but from listening to the evening news / Hurricane on immediate family Lord, have mercy / Covid now in rural areas Lord, have mercy / Politicking...
by Warren Howell | Jun 18, 2020 | Reflections
How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land? (Psalm 137) I’m not sure where we are, other than in limbo. We have watched with incredulity at how quickly the wheels came off after the arrival of COVID-19. How the center could not hold....
by Warren Howell | May 28, 2020 | Music & Words, Reflections
HOLY SPIRIT, the life that gives life, You are the cause of all movement; You are the breath of all creatures; You are the salve that purifies our souls; You are the ointment that heals our wounds; You are the fire that warms our hearts; You are the light that...
