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Gottesdienst is the journal of Lutheran liturgy. We seek to be faithful to the Biblical tradition of the confessional and historic Lutheran faith.

In This Issue

Reflections of a Recovering Praise Band Leader – Burnell F. Eckardt Jr.

Banality: An Enemy of the Gospel – David H. Petersen

Why Rubrics? (Continued) – Mark P. Braden

Review Essay: A Conversation with a Respected Interlocutor Concerning the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar – John R. Stephenson

Who Gives the Wages? – Karl F. Fabrizius

Sermons for Quasimodogeniti, Misericordia Domini, and Jubilate

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Would you see Jesus? Then consider the bidding of Pilate (of all people!), and behold the man, precisely where he is designated the King of the Jews.

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Gottesdienst Conference in Fort Wayne
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Register now! Monday - Wednesday, May 4 - 6, 2026. This year’s conference features as its keynote speaker Dr. William Weinrich.

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