South African worship resources for progressive churches

John van de Laar, song writer, South Africa

John van de Laar — EvoFaith founder, South Africa

John van de Laar is a liturgist with 40 years of experience in a wide variety of church, community, and musical settings.  He created and edits the website Sacredise which provides ‘theologically deep and experientially inspiring’ worship resources and training for progressive churches.  As a minister of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa, John served […]

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Divine Lover — John van de Laar, South Africa

Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands.  —Isaiah 49:15-16a O Divine Lover, How relentless You are in drawing our attention to Your devotion […]

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