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Poetry Matters
Poetry Matters

Let’s start here: how much of the Scriptures are in verse (and not only vers-es)? Leaf through any bible which nicely formats it so it is easy to tell prose from poetry, and there is (to the poetry-averse) an astonishing amount. Like, a lot. And, while I’d like to pretend it doesn’t matter, you get the nagging feeling that it might.

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BibleGuest AuthorScott Adle, Poetry Comments
A Chapel Homily: From Darkness to Light
A Chapel Homily: From Darkness to Light

We have daily chapel at our school. Currently, we make use of the readings from the Treasury of Daily Prayer. Over the years this practice has proven to be a great blessing for not only our children, teachers, and few congregation members who attend but also for me as a pastor. Some might sulk at the thought of having to write multiple sermons each week and lament that “there’s not enough time.” In reality, though, it’s what pastors have been called to do, and we need to be doing it faithfully.

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John Bussman Comment
The Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord
The Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord

This sermon was preached by Fr Eckardt on December 24th, 2023 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Kewanee, Illinois.

St. Luke 2:1-14

Oh, how joyful, how glorious is this night! It is wrapped in the goodness of God, and a night for all the world to celebrate, this marvelous night of the Savior’s birth.

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Burnell Eckardt Comment