richard bruxvoort colligan

I embarked on The Psalm Project as a personal devotional endeavor: what would happen if I studied all the Psalms and attempted to craft a congregational song for each one in a post-modern setting? It's bloomed into my central spiritual practice.

I am a songwriter, freelance liturgist, and a director of worship at first lutheran church (elca) in cedar rapids, iowa.

MUSIC: I believe in my heart there will never be a better band than the Beatles. Other heroes include James Taylor, Paul Simon, Patty Griffin, Allison Kraus, Toy Matinee, David Wilcox, Storyhill, Jonathan Rundman, Billy Crockett,

THEOLOGY: Paul Tillich, Walter Brueggemann, Robert F. Capon, Luther, the Wesleys, Gail Ramshaw, Don Saliers, Gordon Lathrop, Marty Haugen, Sallie McFague, Donald Miller, Susan Briehl,

BA Psychology . Luther College

MA Theology and the Arts . United Theological Seminary