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Second Sunday Of Advent - 10 December 2023, Michele Purcell

Pastoral Liturgy

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Keep Watch, Kendra Thompson

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But Why Can't You Just Focus?, Vaughn Donahue

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Devotions For Advent 2023 Return & Rebuild The Temple Of God An Advent & Christmastide Devotional, Avery Hjulberg, Patrick W. Randolph, Aaron Coggins, Abby Reynolds, Julie Baumann, Brenna Mcguire, Brian Frank, Nathan Bublitz, Danniel Christensen, Cody Macmillin, Dan Hollister, David Scarborough, Henry Eising, Ezekiel Grabau, Gavin Johnson, Lydia Grabau, Haley Randolph, Harvey Peters, Tim Hendrick, Peyton Holland, Hunter Kinnison, Jackson Scofield, Josiah Coblentz, Kevin Mcgladdery, Kyle Bliss, Luke Otten, Josh Marlatt, Lara Mccormack, Kyle Moellenhoff, Morgan Phillips, Isaiah Mudge, Luke Onken, Vincent Otto, Dillon Weber, Wesley Deiss, William Ebel

Other Student Publications

Greetings in the name of Christ! Across two seminaries, across several states, and across this Advent and Christmastide, we have gathered devotions from several students- both at CTSFW and CSL- to guide us in our consideration of this season. As new theologians and workers in the Church, we have a chance to encourage our brothers and sisters and stir each other up to look to Christ. So who is this Christ? He is the culmination of the entire Scriptures, and so we find Him everywhere.

The books of Ezra and Haggai are center stage in the Advent portion: God provides …

Reformed Worship (Rw) 150 - Lent / Easter (December 2023), Reformed Worship Editors

Reformed Worship Magazine

Editorial: Walking with Jesus by Joyce Borger....2

Grief over Injustice, Hope for Wholeness by Elly Boersma Sarkany....3

A Refugee Prays the Psalms of Ascent by Carlos Colón....11

I Confess by Howard Thurman....19

Confessing with Our Bodies by Anthony Bolkema....20

Journeying to Shalom with the Prophets by Hilary Ritchie....22

An Ash Wednesday Compline Service by Linda Langstaff....24

"Nearer, My God to Thee" by Bethany Besteman....27

A Good Friday Service of Remembrance and Love by Erin Stout and Rachel Kroll....32

For Pastors: An Easter That Fits Us by Scott Hoezee....38

A Liturgy …

“Do It Again”: Chart-Topping Worship Songs And The Churches Behind Them, Adam Perez, Shannan Baker, Elias Dummer, Marc Jolicoeurd, Mike Tapper

Funded Scholarship

Since the introduction and expansion of the internet, the number of songs available to worship leaders has grown exponentially. Though the “industry” as such was nascent in the 1970s, there existed already a few popular performing groups and non-church entities that functioned as primary sources and conduits for new songs such as the Scripture in Song series (by Dave and Dale Garrett), the Maranatha! Praise albums, and by the mid-1980s, Integrity’s Hosanna! Music tape series. In fact, several regional and para-church-type organizations were founded in the 1970s and 1980s to help collect and codify a core repertory of new songs …

Imperfect Church, Perfect God, Claire N. Barr

Honors Projects

Jesus’ death on the cross demonstrates the most radical act of love. So when the church, which is biblically supposed to reflect Jesus’ love, causes pain and disagreements, there is no doubt as to why people choose to leave, completely stay away from the church, or lose their faith altogether. Despite this, the solution remains in Jesus. Through His ministry represented in scripture, one can see the way in which the church is called to care for the world. Despite this, the church has come short of Jesus’ example, often skewing people’s perspective on Christ. When on Earth, Jesus defied …

Jonathan Edwards On The Experience Of The Creation, Qingjun Luo

Yale Divinity School Theses

This thesis examines Jonathan Edwards' (1703-1758) notion of the experience of the creation. It argues that for Edwards, the human experience of the good creation, in its essence, is experiencing God Himself, especially its beauty that resembles God's. The experience is comprehensive, involving human intellect, volition, and body, and will continue in some manner to the new creation. Meanwhile, Edwards' occasionalism raises potential theological and philosophical issues regarding the integrity of creation, the persistence of human identity, and the continuation of this world to the next.

Goostly Coumforte In God: The Rhetoric Of Mysticism In The Cloud Of Unknowing, Clinton M. Sensat

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

In this paper I analyze the rhetoric of the Cloud of Unknowing by an anonymous fourteenth-century English Catholic mystic. First, I situate the Cloud in its tradition, both spiritual and rhetorical. Then, after analyzing the linguistic arts employed, I engage in a sustained examination of the Cloud’s rhetorical technique. Ultimately, I conclude that the author of the Cloud succeeds in his rhetorical goals, even if some of his strategies are less successful than he perhaps believes, and that he does so through the use of concrete language and an appeal to the ethos of Christian monastic friendship.

The New Earth, David Schelhaas

Pro Rege

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Arrival, Kendra Thompson

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John, Kendra Thompson

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Thursdays, Vaughn Donahue

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If My Grandfather Were A Poet, Bob De Smith

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Looking Back, David Platter

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Heaven And Earth, Jake Van Wyk

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Madonnas Of The Prairie, James C. Schaap

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What The Book Of First Enoch And The Aramaic Dead Sea Scrolls Reveal About The History Of The Qumran Community, Kenneth Atkinson

Faculty Publications

The Aramaic book commonly known as First Enoch is among the most important of all the compositions found in the Dead Sea Scrolls. The fragments of this pseudepigraphal work and related documents provide new information about the use and growth of the Enochic traditions, as well as how their contents influenced the community that collected and placed the Dead Sea Scrolls in the caves in the vicinity of Khirbet Qumran. Research on the Enochic literature in this corpus of documents is important for Jewish studies and for understanding the history of Christianity since the New Testament cites from and alludes …

"Here's What's Not Changing": Institutional Adaptations That Respond To A Crisis But Preserve The Core, Hozami A. Helwani

Graduate Doctoral Dissertations

An enduring tension in the study of institutions is between the micro level of agents’ activities that shape institutions and the macro level of institutions as enduring entities that tend to resist change. Institutions in crisis offer opportunities to look at urgent and adaptive changes. I study an Islamic organization that is representative of a religious institution, which has deep traditions and meaningfulness to its members. In a time of crisis, in the urban area in the United States where it is located, the organization is pressed by external parties, such as government, media, and leaders from other religions, to …

Ethical Considerations In Working With Roman Catholic Seminarians And Men And Women In Religious Formation, Thomas G. Plante

Psychology

There are many ethical challenges when mental health professionals work clinically with Roman Catholic seminarians as well as with men and women in religious formation. This article highlights several of the most prominent ethical issues and challenges confronted by mental health professionals working with these clients. These topics include issues of competence in evaluating, treating, and consulting with seminarians, those in religious life, or those applying to enter religious life. Issues of informed consent must also be considered so that seminarians, religious life clients, applicants, and their religious superiors have clarity about the limits of confidentiality and who maintains the …

Help! One Of My Church Members Is Doubting The Trinity!, S. Jsoeph Kidder, Timothy Baze

Faculty Publications

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"Your Name Shall No Longer Be Called Jacob, But Israel" - Genesis 32:22-31, David Westfall

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Duo Number 4, Autumn, David Versluis

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Angel Eye Mantle, Jake Van Wyk

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Pee Wee Herman Is Dead, Josh Matthews

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Red Seraphim, Ryan Eckert

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Dragon Vs. Mouth Sword, Ryan Eckert

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Looking In, David Platter

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Permutation, David Versluis

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Chariot Wheel Vision, Ryan Eckert

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