Maybe everybody else has always realized what I am about to write about. But as I was wrapping up my latest membership class, I had … Liturgy as Catechesis; Catechism as LiturgicsRead more
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Corporate Confession
Usually when this term is used in our context, it is used to speak about the rite of confession on Sunday morning which begins (technically … Corporate ConfessionRead more
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7 Habits–Confessing Sins
When Luther posted his infamous 95 Thesis, the first read “Our Lord and Master Jesus Christ, when He said Poenitentiam agite (generally translated “repentâ€), willed … 7 Habits–Confessing SinsRead more
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Whatever kills you makes you…
Stronger. I know my fingers have an affection for typos, but this is not a typo. I know Miss Clarkson,our nation’s first idol, disagrees. And … Whatever kills you makes you…Read more
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Declaration versus Delivery of Grace
Growing up using The Lutheran Hymnal and using it at my current call until recently, something always seemed odd to me. On Sundays when we … Declaration versus Delivery of GraceRead more
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General vs. Specific Cure: Absolution
Imagine sitting down in doctor’s waiting room. You find your way into one of the chairs, stare off at the TV at a show you … General vs. Specific Cure: AbsolutionRead more
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Lent: Giving Up and Giving Out
What will you give up for Lent? Lots of people are asking and telling. Chocolate. Facebook. Other things on their list of favorite things. Lent … Lent: Giving Up and Giving OutRead more
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30 Days of Augsburg – Day 26 – Article Twenty-Five
Day 26. Welcome. The text is from Triglot Concordia: The Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church: German-Latin-English (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1921). These … 30 Days of Augsburg – Day 26 – Article Twenty-FiveRead more
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Let Jesus Do The Weeding
After many years of talking about doing a garden, we finally got it done this year. We got the garden dug, and the plants in … Let Jesus Do The WeedingRead more
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Pride: That is the issue.
Yes, it is that weekend again. The weekend when the streets of major cities are founding flowing in rainbows. And as the rainbows go by, … Pride: That is the issue.Read more