Congrats, Dr Bratcher

[Michael Scarlett]

Dr. Bratcher,
I saw that you are published in a Bible study--your article on "The Seasons of the Church Year." Congratulations!

Grace and peace,

Michael

[Dennis Bratcher]

Dr. Bratcher,
I saw that you are published in a Bible study--your article on "The Seasons of the Church Year." Congratulations!

Grace and peace,

Michael

Thanks. It is interesting that several of CRI’s articles on the Church Year and Biblical Studies have been printed or used (by permission) on major web sites recently, including Decision Today (Billy Graham Evangelistic Association), Christianity Today's Leadership site, The American Bible Society, The Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore, universities in India and Brazil, several UMC Districts, as well as a variety of local churches.

What I find interesting is that both Southern Baptists and Catholics, Presbyterians and Anglicans, Pentecostals and Uniting Churches, from all over the world all seem to be interested in recovering aspects of common worship. Many Catholics want to simplify and teach the meaning of the liturgy while Southern Baptists are just discovering the value of it.

It is also interesting that for the last ten years or so during both Christmas and Easter, at least one major newspaper has wanted to do a story on the interest of Evangelicals in liturgy. That suggests that it is more than just an isolated phenomenon.

Grace and Peace,

Dennis B.