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Thinking the Faith, Praying the Faith, Living the Faith is written by the PC(USA) Office of Theology and Worship.

Thinking, praying, and living the faith is at the core of ministry in the Office of Theology and Worship. In the following videos, learn more about what thinking, praying, and living the faith means to the leadership of the Office of Theology and Worship. Discover why it matters and what difference it makes in our lives, work, and worship.  

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June 29, 2011

The Worship Curmudgeon: Call Us to Confession

 

 

“Let’s now say together the prayer of confession.”  That’s how one ill-trained liturgist called us to confession one Sunday.  There was actually no call to confession, just an announcement that said, in effect, “Ok, we’re gonna do this now, folks.”  Argh!

Apt sinners that we are, we need called (dragged?) to confession.  Without a call to confession, we have no idea why we’re saying we’re sorry to God.  Without it, a confession of sin feels like we’re going to say I’m sorry because our mother told us we had to apologize to our sister.  We mumble the words, …

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