The Western Rite and the ceremonies that go with it, as it's been received in the Lutheran Church, have already been vetted. We've had that battle: been there, done that, got the T-shirt. What has been retained is therefore de facto Lutheran.

LiturgyJason BraatenOctober 26, 2017Liturgy, Rites and Ceremonies Comment

An Auction!

Pastor William Gleason has made a commemorative stained-glass window marking the 100th issue of Gottesdienst, which is up for auction, as part of our fund drive.

Donor DriveBurnell EckardtOctober 26, 2017Donor drive

On the Move

I’m pleased to tell you that Gottesdienst is on the move. . . . Our 100th issue is about to go to print, a milestone. We have been doing this for 25 years, and pray that the grace of God will bless the works of our hands for still many more years to come.

Donor DriveBurnell EckardtOctober 26, 2017Donor drive, announcements

One Church, One Call

Burnell EckardtOctober 17, 2017Church, Call, ArchivesComment

Up and Running!

We have redesigned our website and blog, as you can see, in sync with the coming out of our 100th print issue this Christmas. It's not quite fully operational yet (to use Star Wars terminology), but most of the bells and whistles are working. In addition, as of now, "Gottesdienst Online" is out of date. Welcome to the world of "Gottesblog." We are hoping to making more routine posts than before as well. Thanks for your patience.

Burnell EckardtSeptember 9, 2017announcements

A Pastor’s Daily Prayer

At ordination, Pastors promise to be constant in prayer for those who are under his pastoral care. And yet, this seems to be one of the most difficult things to do. On the one hand, we do not know what to pray for as we ought, and on the other hand, the task can seem daunting and time-consuming when we consider our great need and the needs of our people.

Jason BraatenAugust 27, 2017 Comment

Correcting Some Anti-Antinominanism

There has been a heavy anti-antinomian thunderstorm coming from good confessional writers these days, and heaven knows it has been a welcome rain. We cannot condone sin in the name of the Gospel any more today than they did in the 16th century days of Luther's antinomian nemesis Agricola.

Burnell EckardtAugust 23, 2017 Comments

What Does "The Gospel Must Predominate" Actually Mean?

Walther’s Law and Gospel was not written by Walther. The book was written from notes that his students took. Walther was lecturing, outside the classroom, in a somewhat casual setting. He did not set out to produce a careful dogmatic treatment of Law and Gospel but was simply issuing a sort of pep talk to the boys before he sent them into battle. He was dying and frail.

David PetersenAugust 14, 2017 Comment

Gottes News

Burnell EckardtAugust 10, 2017announcements, newsComment

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