Nov 11, 2017 · The placement of Christ the King Sunday since Vatican II raises the question of why the end of the church year took on its eschatological character in the first place. It’s not because it was …

Dec 21, 2018 · The words Father, Son and Holy Spirit have for the Mormons a meaning totally different from the Christian meaning. The differences are so great that one cannot even consider that this …

Nov 28, 2017 · The “prophetic” sermon has little to do with Christ and more to do with either the preacher’s ferocity or a call for the church to shed its complacency. This type of preaching again …

Jan 22, 2018 · The gold, frankincense, and myrrh brought by the magi become gold for a king, frankincense for a priest, and myrrh for burial. Accordingly, the task of liturgy is to delve into the …

Feb 28, 2025 · Dec 7 Music Review: Jesus, Coming Light Jesus, Coming Light is the latest offering from 1517 Music. 1517 is a publishing and media house founded and led mostly by Lutherans that “create …

Oct 25, 2024 · Likewise, the promise of the gospel is the outpouring of the Spirit on all flesh, creating a new world and a new human being in the proclamation of Christ. Outside the unassuming liturgical …

Sep 25, 2018 · The course would begin at square one, just as in Japan. During my first month in the parish I discovered that some youth in confirmation class—who had grown up in the Lutheran …

Mar 20, 2018 · This does mean that the liturgy focuses us on the entirety of life and human experience lived in God’s presence, not on a sanitized “Sunday School” approach to faith which keeps the world …

Sep 20, 2017 · While Lutherans have had a healthy appreciation for American gospel songs, which they published in songbooks and sang at Sunday schools, Bible camps, and evening meetings, these …

Sep 19, 2017 · For Christ’s sake, we need us do our part. Christian congregations who want to get the most “bang for their buck” in ministry should seriously consider getting involved with the justice …