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The origins of these two disparate approaches to clerical garb provide an interesting contrast.

I have a Substack called Most Certainly Beane. You are invited to subscribe (it’s free), or simply to read it at the website. Or not! I never post things behind a paywall. The name is tongue-in-cheek humor. I wanted to put my name on it (as I’m the only contributor) and make the name of the blog a kind of Lutheran “dad joke.” So there it is. You are free to groan, and as Lutherans, hopefully in four-part harmony.

The Texas District President, the Rev. Michael Newman, wrote a recent piece called “The Way to Unity in the LCMS.” In it, he makes the case that when it comes to vestments and liturgy, anything goes. His argument is based on the “satis est” of AC 7:

In looking to explain and combat the current laity shortage, a lot of the discussions seem to miss the elephant in the parlor.

It is always amusing when people assume the editors of Gottesdienst agree on every single issue. We don’t. And thanks be to God!

Should “casual” ever be someone’s impression of the miraculous Presence of God Incarnate in our midst in Word and Sacrament?

Recognized Service Organizations are independent organizations that the LCMS partners with. Per the LCMS website: “To extend its mission outreach, education and social ministry, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod works with independent Recognized Service Organizations (RSOs) that agree to ensure their programs are in harmony with the doctrine and practice of the LCMS.”