The Lutheran Home Altar
Just as homes have a dining table for eating, a kitchen for cooking and bedrooms for sleeping, the home altar becomes a place for praying.
Kristen Einertson
Dr. Kristen Einertson is a pastor's wife and mother living in Minnesota. Together with Tessa Muench, she runs All the Household, a blog for Lutheran liturgical living (allthehousehold.com).
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