Gottesdienst
Gottesblog transparent background.png

Gottesblog

A blog of the Evangelical Lutheran Liturgy

Filter by Month
 
"They Worship the Liturgy"
"They Worship the Liturgy"

At Gottesdienst we are familiar with the kind of complaints our adversaries like to level: that we’re legalists or modern-day Pharisees, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men. I think of these complaints as indicators of very poor worship practices on the part of those who make them.

Read More
Burnell Eckardt Comments
The Way to Good is Almost Wild
The Way to Good is Almost Wild

During the decades when we heard little of this from Lutheran pulpits, there were still voices crying in the wilderness.  Gottesdienst’s “Sabre of Boldness” award brought to the memory of at least some of the LCMS clergy roster that Scripture bids us to “quit us like men” and “take up the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.”  But the call to war issued by Scripture was rare indeed in our churches, except in our hymns, where departed saints from the Church triumphant bore witness to us.

Read More
Bible, HymnsGuest AuthorKarl Hess, Martydom Comments
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.

Read More
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.

Read More
John Bussman Comment