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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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Pray, praise and give thanks
Our life together should certainly include bearing one another’s burdens and interceding for the sorrowful, but it is also important to celebrate together — to “rejoice with those who rejoice” even as we also “weep with those who weep” (Rom. 12:15).
Ordinary superheroes
God does not call on us to don a cape and trounce bad guys, vigilante style. But He does take care of our neighbors through our rather mundane actions as we fulfill our various vocations.
From left to west: Sinners made right
As far as the east is from the west, so far does Christ remove our transgressions from us.
You said what? Confession and Psalm 32
On the surface, confessing your transgressions unto the Lord sounds like a very bad idea. If you can’t get rid of your faults, it’s only human to hide them.
Back to basics for ‘back-to-school’
The backpacks are loaded; the school clothes are laid out. The kids are ready — but are you?
What to expect when you least expect it
Even when “all other ground is sinking sand,” our hope in Christ is an expectant hope. It looks forward and is confident that all the promises of God are “yes” in Jesus.