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The online musings from pastors, theologians and laity that will help you see the world from a Lutheran perspective.
‘Lo, How A Rose E’er Blooming’: A Hymnwriter Shares His Favorite Christmas Hymn
This hymn beautifully evokes the mystery of the Incarnation that we celebrate each Christmas.
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Faith & 5G
As this new technology becomes widespread, the tragic story of the Nehushtan may be repeated. We can twist the good gifts from God into inimical idols.
Supreme Court Makes LGBT Agenda a Civil Right
The court voted 6-3 to add sexual orientation, gender identity and transsexual status to the civil rights law, with only Justices Thomas, Kavanaugh and Alito dissenting.
Spiraling Out of Control
A recent poll found that 80% of Americans believe the country is “spiraling out of control.”
Vocation and Lawlessness
We Lutherans speak quite a bit about the second use of the Law (as a mirror) and the third use of the Law (as a guide), but we also need to reflect on the first use of the Law (as a curb).
The Failure of the Idol of Science
In 1755, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Lisbon, Portugal, on All Saints’ Day, terrorizing the city of 250,000. Churches were full when the first tremor struck. Many perished in collapsing churches.
Give us a blessed end
We do not often think of a funeral as the best time for reflection on the Small Catechism. However, when I conducted my first funeral as a young pastor, I was struck by just how appropriate Luther’s explanation to the Seventh Petition of the Lord’s Prayer was for just such an occasion. I not only incorporated it into my first funeral sermon but also led the congregation in a recitation of it then and at every subsequent funeral service.