Monthly Archives: March 2011

Giving up on Giving up – Thoughts on Fasting

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Pastor Matthew Lorfeld

“What are you giving up for Lent?”  It’s a common question amongst Christians.  But the spirit of the question often completely misses the point of Lent entirely. At its heart Lent is a penitential season.  As Lutherans, we define repentance: … Continue reading →

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A thought for Sunday from OP Kretzmann – “Farewell to Alleluia”

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Pastor Matthew Lorfeld

The last Hallelujah dies away in chapel and cathedral, and while the echo still lingers among the rafters, the violet paraments of sorrow are placed upon the altar… It will be Easter morning before the Hallelujah is heard again… There … Continue reading →

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