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The online musings from pastors, theologians and laity that will help you see the world from a Lutheran perspective. 

Candlemas: Candles, Crepes and Compline

The Feast of the Purification of Mary and the Presentation of our Lord falls on Feb. 2.

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The Confessional Mirror

Where do the Ten Commandments live in the church’s liturgical life? Where do the people of God regularly encounter and use them?

The Sewage Next Door

On paper, the home we had rented sight-unseen was perfect. It had the appropriate number of bedrooms and bathrooms for a family our size.

Blessed Are You When Others Revile You

Protesters began their vandalization of statues by concentrating on Confederate heroes, then they targeted slave-owning Founding Fathers.

Two More Religious Liberty Rulings

The U.S. Supreme Court has issued two more rulings protecting religious liberty.

Prospects for a Coronavirus Awakening?

Anecdotally, a number of LCMS congregations are seeing more people visiting their streaming services than typically attend in person on Sunday mornings.

Mulch While the Sun Shines

Weeds rank high on the list of a gardener’s least favorite things, right up there with drought, blight, wilt, groundhogs, rabbits, parsley worms and potato beetles.

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