About Every Moment Holy
The EVERY MOMENT HOLY features new prayers and liturgies for the ordinary events of daily life through books, songs, and live events. Written by Douglas McKelvey and published by Rabbit Room Press, these resources are ways of reminding us that our lives are shot through with sacred purpose even when, especially when, we are too busy or too caught up in our busyness to notice. The work of Every Moment Holy is accented with linocut illustrations by Ned Bustard.
Collectively, Every Moment Holy has sold over 600,000 books across three volumes and seven editions.
Every Moment Holy includes the following bound collections:
New Liturgies for Daily Life (2017): The first book in the series contains prayers such as "A Liturgy for Feasting with Friends" or "A Liturgy for Laundering" or "A Liturgy for the First Hearthfire of the Season." These prayers can be found in hardcover, pocket flexi-cover, and padded hardcover editions.
Death, Grief, and Hope (2021: Features prayers for seasons of dying and grieving—liturgies such as "A Liturgy for the Scattering of Ashes" or "A Liturgy for the Loss of a Spouse" or "A Liturgy for the Wake of a National Tragedy." Death, Grief, and Hope has been printed in hardcover and pocket flexi-cover editions.
The Work of the People (2023): Provides over 100 new liturgies, drawing from writers, artists, poets, songwriters, pastors, and illustrators (with Douglas Kaine McKelvey both writing and editing). With prayers by Malcolm Guite, Ellie Holcomb, Philip Yancey, Ruth Chou Simons, Sho Baraka, Andrew Peterson, and more, this collection represents a community of believers engaged in the work of reminding all of us that our lives are shot through with sacred purpose and eternal hopes even in the midst of the everyday moments that make up our lives. The Work of the People has been printed in hardcover and pocket flexi-cover editions.
In 2026, Rites of Passage will release, which includes over 150 new prayers and liturgies by Douglas McKelvey for Young Adults as they seek sustenance and guidance along the passage into the wide world of maturity.
Also available are our line of Every Moment Holy booklets which include curated collections for specific moments and seasons in life. The first release is Kitchen & Table, a collection of 13 liturgies for gathering, feasting, and hospitality. Other titles include Writers & Poets, Advent & Christmastide (sold out), and more.
The Every Moment Holy App features free liturgies for sharing, along with subscription access to app-only liturgies, the full audiobooks, and the entire collection of liturgies from the series.
Every Moment Holy has been featured on Christianity Today, Annie F. Downs’ That Sounds Fun podcast, Alistair Begg’s Truth for Life, the Risen Motherhood podcast, Biologos, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Rhythms for Life Podcast, The Crystal Paine Show, and more.
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As featured on:
“Every Moment Holy helps me to seek God’s blessing in everything from starting a new book, to setting up a Christmas tree, to marking a birthday. These prayers also help when words are hard to find—in a night of suffering, or after a house fire, or a friend’s death. It’s filled with biblical wisdom and beautiful writing.”
Proud Recipient of the
ECPA Bronze Award
Every Moment Holy
BOOK 1
Death, grief, & hope
BOOK 2
the work of the people
BOOK 3
series content
See the full list of liturgies included in the two volumes.
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About the Author
DOUGLAS KAINE MCKELVEY grew up in East Texas and moved to Nashville in 1991 to participate in the early work of Charlie Peacock’s Art House Foundation, an organization dedicated to a shared exploration of faith and the arts. In the decades since, he has worked as an author, song lyricist, scriptwriter, and video director. He has penned more than 350 lyrics recorded by a variety of artists including Switchfoot, Kenny Rogers, Sanctus Real, and Jason Gray. He and his wife Lise have three grown daughters and two sons-in-law. Douglas has served for the last four years as the sexton at St. John’s Anglican Church in Franklin, Tennessee.
His other books include:
The Angel Knew Papa and the Dog (illustrated by Zach Franzen), The Wishes of the Fish King (illustrated by Jamin Still), Subjects with Objects (with Jonathan Richter), Locust Pocus (illustrated by Richard Egielski), and Stories We Shared: A Family Book Journal (with Jamin Still)
About the Illustrator
NED BUSTARD is a graphic designer, illustrator, and printmaker for World’s End Images, the creative director for Square Halo Books, Inc., and curator of the Square Halo Gallery. He is on staff with CIVA (Christians in the Visual arts), serves as an elder for Wheatland Presbyterian Church, and is on the boards of the ASCHA (Association of Scholars of Christianity in the History of Art) and The Row House, Inc.
His other books include:
It Was Good: Making Art to the Glory of God, Squalls Before War: His Majesty’s Schooner Sultana, History of Art: Creation to Contemporary, The Reformation ABC’s, Bigger on the Inside: Christianity and Doctor Who, and Revealed: A Storybook Bible for Grown-Ups
