The Portland Psalter assimilation requires that people of

assimilation requires that people of color give up something of themselves and deny parts of their heritage including religious practices that sustained their ancestors

Each chapter contains a “take it home” section for applying the lessons learned outdoors to everyday life

and the role of catechesis in forming Spirit-filled community

we are constantly and consistently reading the gospels through the lens of supporting our own institution and structure

and Amy Grant shared that because of a brain injury she now has trouble reciting scripture

The Portland Psalter assimilation requires that people ofIn the time honored tradition of church musicians who compose music for local use, Robert A. Hawthorne created these beautiful new settings of the psalms for his congregation in Oregon. They proved so singable, so sensitively rendered, and so liturgically appropriate that many who heard them felt this music should be more widely available. The Portland Psalter: Book One, brings the first part of Hawthorne's psalter to the larger church. It contains