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To a world that did not deserve him, he came. To a people who sat in darkness, he came. To a sinful race, a company of murderers, a host of idolaters, a mass of ungrateful people, a cloud of proud, selfish, ugly, profane, corrupt, abominable sinners he came.
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The name “Lutheran” was coined as a pejorative by the papal theologian Johann Eck some time between 1520 and 1522.
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Rejoice with me, brothers! I have had my best game ever of Hipster Megachurch Pastor Bingo!
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Those who read theology from the first fifteen hundred years of the church will find the office of the ministry referred to as the “priesthood.”
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The final stage in the journey of Lent toward Easter is Passiontide, which will begin this coming Sunday.
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It is our pastor’s custom to pray the collect of the day with the assisting minister(s) and acolyte(s) before we head back for the entrance procession. And so he prayed the one LSB (and I believe LW) appointed for Laetare. And as he prayed, a nagging suspicion grew in my mind.
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In the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Glory be to the Father… (sung, of course!)
The ceremony of genuflecting at the altar is a particular ceremony that some people deride as “Too Catholic.”
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…then you are doing it wrong.”
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How does the historic liturgy which presents the very Son of God in Word and Sacrament leave room for the breadth, beauty, and emotion of Lutheran hymnody? For example, with the Son of God being truly present in His own Body and Blood at the Table for His saints, how is it possible for those present to be able to do anything other than kneel in His presence, receive His gracious gifts, and again kneel to pour out their hearts, thank, praise, and adore Him?
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A friend of mine sent the above picture of a bit of urban art on a trashcan on display in the Crescent City,
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A modest poem . . .
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Whenever anyone said anything about the need for a liturgical renewal in the Missouri Synod to the sainted Dr. Charles Evanson, he would quip that Von Shenck always said there was no sense in having a liturgical renewal until we had a preaching renewal. This post tries to imagine what that would like.
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“In this way He leads us to communion and fellowship with the divine nature.”
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All of us have struggled during these last twelve months in one way or another. In addition to uncertainty in the early days surrounding the virus, we’ve faced a great political divide and riots through the streets. The one place people go to find peace was ordered to be shut down by overreaching state and local governments. Many churches obliged. Some pushed back.
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The above quote is from a self-described “Agnostic, but practicing Christian.” Her quote was shared by the political Facebook page called “Being Liberal.”
Any excuse to start the drumbeat of “Tax the Churches!” will do.
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