Category: Peculiar to Lutherans
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“Come Home to Rome?”
Recently I accepted my mother’s invitation to visit her church on their 125th anniversary celebration. It was a bit unnerving as well as enlightening. The building is stunning since its most recent renovations, in spite of a catastrophic fire and even more catastrophic “renovation” in the 1970s. I was impressed by the art and the craftsmanship…
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Confessional, Liturgical and Authentic
I’m sorry I waited so long. I was fascinated with the Lutheran Confessions the first time I perused them. But for the life of me I don’t understand why so many Lutheran churches have abandoned not only the richness of liturgical worship but the veracity of the Confessions and even of Scripture itself. I made…
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Psalm 150 – Praise God (It’s Not an Option)
Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty firmament! Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his surpassing greatness! Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp! Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe! Praise him with clanging cymbals; praise…
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1 Corinthians 5:6-8 Throw Out the Old Dough
“Your boasting is not a good thing. Do you not know that a little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough? Clean out the old yeast so that you may be a new batch, as you really are unleavened. For our paschal lamb, Christ, has been sacrificed. Therefore, let us celebrate the festival, not with the old…
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1 Corinthians 9:24-25 Race to Win, and Colossians 3:1 My Parents’ Wisdom
“Do you not know that in a race the runners all compete, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win it. Athletes exercise self-control in all things; they do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable one.” 1 Corinthians 9:24-25 (NRSV) Today’s question: Are you…
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Christianity 101, Intro to the Lutheran Confessions, and the Sovereignty of God
I am nothing more than an obscure private individual. This being said, I have a particular world view and a very specific view of theology. If my observations are helpful to others, fine. Feel free to comment, expound on anything or present a different perspective. We can always agree to disagree. First and foremost, I am…
Here I Stand 