A blessing for the year to come
Walter Canter offers a month-by-month prayer for ordinary frustrations, unexpected joys and the sacred reminders.
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Order of worship — September 14, 2025
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost — September 14, 2025
Exodus 32:7-14 explores God as a parent—hurt, loving, and showing grace even in human failure, writes Walter Canter.
Order of worship — February 2, 2025
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany — February 2, 2025
Walter Canter reflects on unanswered prayers, healing, and holding love and anger in tension.
Twenty-seventh Sunday after Pentecost — November 24, 2024
The fun part of preaching this week is digging into your particular congregation to articulate where the kingdom of God intersects with everyday life, writes Walter Canter.
Order of worship — November 24, 2024
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
The meditation of movement
Walter Canter reflects on how sports taught him to meditate — a feeling he now experiences in worship.
Lunations: Poems
"Using the cycle of the moon’s phases as a guide, [Garrett] Mostowski exposes the reader to experiences with love that weave a complex picture of hope and despair," writes Walter Canter.
How to invest in young leaders: an assorted and incomplete list
If you've ever wondered, “Wow! We actually have a potential future church leader among us! What do we do?” This list is for you, writes Walter Canter.
Reading with wonder
Reading the Bible used to feel like a drag to Walter Canter. He found reinvigorated joy when he let his curiosity, and the Holy Spirit, guide him.
The grief in the room
Walter Canter shares two poems and a micro essay on grief and the struggle of sorting out personal pain as a pastor.
The Sermon on the Mount and Jesus’ greatest hits
For Walter Canter, one tragedy of the Revised Common Lectionary is its compression of the Sermon on the Mount. His invitation: read the whole thing. If Jesus had an album of his greatest hits, this would be it.
Welcome to Advent
What is Advent anyway? Should we be happy? Sad? Contemplative? Expectant? And why is that one candle pink? Walter Canter reflects on this liturgical season's absurdity and beauty.