Life is full of moments where our emotions—love, joy, sorrow, confusion, hurt—render us speechless before God. Liturgy provides structured prayers that give us a voice when our own words fall short.
Later the Calvinism that came to dominate was much more hostile to Catholic musical tradition and popular music, placing an emphasis ... the 1650 Psalter should be used in the services in the church, ...
They also set the stage for hymn writers who would follow. Hymn singing was slowly accepted among the Dissenting churches—Congregational, Baptist, Quaker, and some Presbyterian. In some churches ...
The Church Mouse reopened in Palm Beach Monday morning following its annual summer hiatus. The popular resale store at 376 S. County Road, which is run by The Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the ...