by Warren Howell | Apr 7, 2021 | Prayers, Reflections
Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” (John 20:28) ONE OF THE READINGS in many churches this coming Sunday is from John’s Gospel, wherein the surprising and risen Jesus shows up to the disciples in a pair of different instances a week apart. In both...
by Warren Howell | Mar 23, 2021 | Worship Resources
The Entry into Jerusalem, detail; Unknown; Ottonian, c.1030. (see below). Worship resources for Holy Week and Easter 2021 (appropriate for the scriptures in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary). Choral music selections are rated according to difficulty: E = Easy,...
by Warren Howell | Apr 29, 2020 | Reflections, Worship Matters
“The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him...
by Warren Howell | Apr 21, 2020 | Music & Words, Reflections, Worship Resources
“As they came near the village to which they were going, he (Jesus) walked ahead as if he were going on. But they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, because it is almost evening and the day is now nearly over.” So he went in to stay with them. Luke...
by Warren Howell | Apr 16, 2020 | Music & Words, Reflections
For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; the flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land. —Song of Solomon 2:11-12 Trusting the birds to know Now is the time of the...