Monthly Archives: July 2011

If we desire to understand Luther’s concern and the concern of the old Evangelical [Lutheran] Church to maintain the Sacrament of the Altar and keep it pure, then we must realize a fact which the majority of people in our … Continue reading →

Pastor Peters has a fantastic article, which you may read here: http://pastoralmeanderings.blogspot.com/2011/07/what-are-we-afraid-of.html The most insightful part of this article was this great quote from C.F.W. Walther, the first president of the LCMS: It is true that of all the church … Continue reading →

In my post yesterday I pointed out that often the willingness to “ditch” the Liturgy arises from a despising of God’s Word.  How can this be?  Well, when we do not trust that God’s Word can actually do what God has … Continue reading →

Deuteronomy 6:4-9 4“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 5You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 6And these words that I command you … Continue reading →

A complaint that is often raised against traditional liturgical worship is that it is formulaic and routine.  This is true, but in all honesty every bit of our life is rather formulaic and routine… including even the most contemporary of … Continue reading →