A common theme in the LCMS podcaster world is “We are divided.” There is wailing and gnashing of teeth about it, and calls for the division to end. “Now is not the time to be divided,” they say. And I agree with that! But how do they propose to heal the rift?

Some of them are converts (like me). Some of them have come from non-denominational churches with no connection to historic, creedal, liturgical Christianity. Somehow, they ran across a Lutheran pastor, a Lutheran podcast, a Lutheran church, or the Lutheran Confessions - and became excited about what they have learned about our confession and faith.

I wrote recently on some of the liturgical material pertaining to the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul and how it demonstrates quite a different understanding of Matthew 16 than that commonly held by those within the Roman Church.