A blog of the Evangelical Lutheran Liturgy
The hymns of the Lutheran Church teach us how to be martyrs for Christ. Martyrs are witnesses. The most extreme form of witness is shedding our blood to seal our testimony to Christ, but before a Christian can do that, he must (usually) learn to be a faithful witness in smaller things.
Read More2023 Christian Culture Conference at Luther Classical College
Read MoreNoah Hahn defends Walther’s position on lay consecration as a hypothetical possibility without endorsing it or suggesting that it should be done.
Read MoreI am prompted to write something on this topic by a heartbreaking incident that has recently occurred in a small vacant mission congregation in Ontario under my pastoral care.
Read MoreThe Passion according to Zechariah
Read MoreA LUTHERAN CONFERNCE ON BIBLICAL MARRIAGE MAY 3-5, 2024
Grace Lutheran Church
136 Margaret Ave, Kitchener, ON N2H 4H9, Canada
Read MoreIt should be simple for circuit pastors to get together for the Divine Service, study the Scriptures and Confessions, to enjoy some casuistry, and have a meal together. Instead…
Read MoreThe long-awaited Easter issue of Gottesdienst has bolted! It has been released from the barn, and it flies through its appointed pathways to a mailbox near you. Is your subscription up to date?
Read MoreIn my first year of seminary, one of my professors told me that my undergraduate education in English would serve me well in the years to come. As time went on, both during seminary and afterward, he was proven right again and again.
Read MoreOne argument for the validity of lay consecration is that it is not by virtue of the man speaking the words, but the words of Jesus, that make the sacrament a sacrament. And this is true. These are not the pastor’s words, but Christ’s words. The pastor’s “virtue” is not what consecrates the elements, but Christ, by means of His Word.
Read MoreThe pastor is not necessary because he is the only one capable of saying the Words of Institution—a parrot could be trained to do that. The pastor is necessary because it has been given to him to know the spiritual state of his flock.
Read MoreWhat follows came from a listener of The Gottesdienst Crowd in response to a discussion with Petersen on making the sign of the cross. He pointed us to a wonderful online resource, a digital Loci Communes of sorts Luther Theology Web Page
Read MoreYou can be sure there’s a kind of soft-antinomianism* in play when you detect a reticence about dealing with certain parts of the Bible. One such part is St. Paul’s admonition to Timothy: “I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, but to be in silence” (I Tim. 2:12).
Read MoreThe question of women covering their heads in church has emerged on several online forums lately. There is quite a range of opinions on this issue…
Read More“Christian Nationalism” is the latest fear-porn slur by both believers and unbelievers from both Left and Right.
Read MoreInformation about Gottesdienst Conference on May 6-8, 2024 in Ft. Wayne on Beauty, Art, and Confession. https://redeemer-fortwayne.org/events/the-gottesdienst-conference/
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