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The way Lutherans worship is traditional; the orders of service in our worship book preserve the best of our worship tradition.
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The way Lutherans worship is traditional; the orders of service in our worship book preserve the best of our worship tradition.
My Bibles are a mess; but not all of them.
As you can imagine a Lutheran pastor has a number of Bibles, in various translations.
The ones that are well used, written in, highlighted, and whose spines are falling off are the ones I’m writing about. The last one whose spine is about to give way is itself a replacement.
Christ Is Risen I was once a naïve freshman at Concordia College, New
York. Back from Easter break everyone was shouting, “Christ is
risen.” It was as if a verbal case of measles gone rogue. Someone kindly
explained it to me.
On Easter, we gather to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. Easter is our victory festival. Sin, death and Satan could not keep Jesus in the grave.
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, and
yes, we all know it’s also Valentines Day. We’ll assume you all know
how to tell that certain someone that you love them.
Here, today in 2024, we are still faithfully reading the scriptures and sift-
ing through the teachings which give us our identity as the children of
God. In 2024 we are still devoted to the faithful preaching Gospel of
Jesus Christ and praying for his return in glory.
It’s Christmas time. No doubt you’ll get a few Christmas cards with
traditional depictions of the Child Jesus, Joseph and his Mother Mary—
the history of our Savior according to Matthew and Luke, as illustrated
by St. Francis. But John from the very beginning took a different
approach. He bears witness to the meaning of Jesus’ entrance into our
world.