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In and Out of Egypt with the Lamb of God
In and Out of Egypt with the Lamb of God

God does not fail or neglect the children of Bethlehem, but He calls them to Himself and rescues them from every evil, unto the Life everlasting in body and soul. Their little bodies are cruelly butchered and put to death, but God gives them rest, and He shall raise them in glory at the last.

Meanwhile, Christ Jesus does not “run away” in fear from danger and from death, but He proceeds in faith to the Sacrifice of His Cross, which shall be at the time appointed by His Father in heaven. No one takes His life from Him, but He lays it down willingly when that Day and that Hour come. He does not escape the trials and tribulations of this life — which the Holy Innocents of Bethlehem are spared, though their mothers and fathers are not. But He submits Himself to every bit of the Great Tribulation — for you and your salvation, and for the sake of all people.

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Death & Dying, Feasts & Festivals, Sanctoral Calendar, SermonRick StuckwischThe Holy Innocents, Sermons, Feasts & Festivals, Sanctoral Cycle Comment
The Light No Darkness Can Overcome
The Light No Darkness Can Overcome

Beloved disciple of Jesus, what St. John saw with his eyes, and looked upon, and touched with his hands, is here given and poured out for you. Recline here upon Body of the Lord who loves you at His Supper, and know that in His Flesh and Blood you are safe in the bosom of the Father, because the Blood of Jesus Christ, God’s Son, cleanses you from sin and releases you from death. For where there is forgiveness, as there is forgiveness for you here, there you shall not die but live.

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Sermon, SaintsRick StuckwischSaints, Sermons, St. John the Apostle and Evangelist Comment
The Second Reformation in Brandenburg
The Second Reformation in Brandenburg

As I, along with many others, continue to chip away at the Lutheran Missal Project, we spend a great deal of time with PDFs of liturgical books from the late fifteenth through the early seventeenth centuries. Spending a substantial amount of time in the missal or service book of any diocese is something like acquainting yourself with a pen pal. It isn’t nearly the same as being present, but you can gain both a sense of the scribe’s scrupulous (or lackadaisical) nature, as well as a sense of the priorities and peculiarities of each diocese or region.

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