I am going on vacation all of next week.  There will be different contributors holding down the fort and posting each day next week, so you can still get your Everyday Liturgy fix.

Here are some links for the weekend and beyond:

 The Christian Century, New N.T. Wright Article

 Sr. Magnificat Macé explains the art of icon writing

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The Fourth of July Weekend is over, so it's time to collect some of the best posts from the weekend.

Inhabitio Dei delivers a prophetic scripture reading. The prophecy of Daniel offers a lot of insight into what God thinks about leaders of an empire.

Jeremy Bouma offers up a prophetic litany of sorts with the refrain: "Worship of God will be replaced by worship of America."

Mark Noll, the esteemed historian of Wheaton and Notre Dame fame, answers this question:

Considering the biblical injunction to submit to civil government (Rom. 13:1 and 1 Peter 2:13-14), were Christian colonists justified in participating in the Revolutionary War?

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The blog Between the Two Worlds has a post questioning whether we should really call it "quiet time" from guest blogger David Powlison, on how quiet times should really be full of noise: our relationship with God.

Pastor William Weedon shares on his blog about the relief that comes from returning to a consistent liturgy after all the services changes that comes with the Easter season.

Adrian Worsfold writes in the Episcopal Café in an essay Liturgy, Culture, and Transcendence about how liturgy is transcendent because it uses the images of the past in the foreign world we find in the present. ... more

Vanderbilt Divinity School has an awesome Revised Common Lectionary site.  The best part is each week has a link to ancient Christian art that ties into the weekly readings.  I printed out the readings for Holy Week and have the links to look at some art.

A moment to ponder: Peter Lienhart's post about non-sacred aspects of life and liturgy.

Some highlights on liturgy from the blogosphere.

Abbey of Hearts shares Sacred Artist Interview: David Ash

Quote:
To create something involves change, and in our image of a triune God, that involves the Holy Spirit. I don’t think most people think of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity during prayers of petition, though. “Lord, hear our prayer” usually conjures up an image of Father or Son. But the Spirit has to blow through someone for change to happen! I think if we’re honest, we can be afraid of the Spirit sometimes and don’t want it to blow through ourselves or others. Who knows what awe-full thing might result? For me, being open to a breath of something new can be the hardest part of the creative journey. But once I’m open to the possibilities, it’s amazing how much I can think of! Whether I can actually do it depends on how hard the wind is blowing.

MetaCatholic shares The Trinitarian Grammar of Worhsip

Quote:
There is a long-standing and deeply embedded conjunction of Trinitarian language and the liturgy that means engaging in worship is always about learning to speak to and of God in Trinitarian language. This goes back to the very beginnings of Christian description of God, and ascription of praise. You might come away from Christian worship entirely confused about how the language works, but you come away unable to articulate the story of God without using language of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It goes more deeply than this, however, and in the remainder of this post, drawing on Augustine’s idea of the trinity of  Lover, Beloved and Love, I want to explore the idea that worship is not simply to use Trinitarian language but to enter into Trinitarian life.

Alive and Young writes Lent, Fasting and Liturgy

Shares a quote from David Fagerberg's book Theologia Prima: What is Liturgical Theology? ... more