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My friend, LCMS Lutheran layman Jay Taylor, interviewed me on his podcast…

It might be surprising that the name Martin Luther is found in the Roman Catholic We Celebrate hymnal. His anthemic hymn of the Reformation, A Mighty Fortress, appears under the byline of Dr. Luther.

I watched the consecration of an LCMS megachurch online. This is not one of the better known exemplars of that genre, but it is a congregation with multiple campuses and multiple "contemporary” services, as well as one “traditional” (so-called) service.

Note: This issue comes up again and again, and this is my 2013 argument against flags in the sanctuary. ~ Ed.

This article, written by the Rev. Dr. Korey Maas (a four-time guest on The Gottesdienst Crowd) published by the Acton Institute, is a helpful reflection on the Seminex walkout. For far from being a long-over LCMS historical tempest in a teapot from the distant past, we are still dealing with the fallout: the same fungal liberalism that crops up periodically like mushrooms in humid places. Like even the faithful kings of the Old Testament, our tolerance of the high places and the Asherim continue to plague us.

In response to some recent discussions about “Romanizing,” I posted a video blog at Rumble.

Thank you to the Rev. Fr. Mark Braden and Zion Evangelical-Lutheran Church - Detroit for their hospitality in hosting the 25th St. Michael’s Liturgical Conference on Monday, September 30, 2024. And thank you to Gene Wilken for videoing the presentations - which he uploaded to his YouTube channel: Flaneur Record (where you will find years worth of Gene’s professional quality video of conferences, papers, and sermons).