The first characteristic of the faithful teacher and church servant is a bold and joyous courage in the midst of persecution. This was indicated by the first living creature, who was like a lion. Now, we move on to the second characteristic of the faithful teacher and church servant. He is like a calf or an ox.

The tagline of Gottesdienst, namely, “The Journal of Lutheran Liturgy,” can be a little misleading. For when we say “liturgy,” some people believe that the entire journal (and by extension, the blog, the podcast, and the conferences) is, or should only be, related to things like rubrics.

“No one is saying that the Lutheran liturgy is not a treasure. Just don't make consciences burdened to think that salvation is notsecure unless every rite of the liturgy is done just right…. Also, don't make the liturgy legalistically narrow, making it into a type of work to make satisfaction for sins.