A blog of the Evangelical Lutheran Liturgy
Tell us, O all ye witnesses of the resurrection, how you had lost all hope, but then he came to you and revived you, and you began to believe the unbelievable; you started to hope the unimaginable; you dared to trust the impossible, that Christ who was dead had—could it be?—actually risen from the dead, as he had said he would. For our hearts burn within us this day.
Read MoreThere was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the tomb. How faithful were these women!
Read MoreWould 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.
Read MoreRegister now! Monday - Wednesday, May 4 - 6, 2026. This year’s conference features as its keynote speaker Dr. William Weinrich.
Read MoreThere have been some recent positive developments for the advocates of anti-Christian Nationalism.
Read MoreToday the feast of Passover (פסח) is celebrated in almost every Jewish home in Israel. According to Shmuel Rosner in his book Israeli Judaism: A Cultural Revolution, about 60% of Israelis read the entire Haggadah at the Passover Seder. This means that most people in Israel, from secular or atheist to ultra-Orthodox, take part in the Seder in one way or another. For this reason, the question of the Passover Seder, and of the other feasts that shape the rhythm of life in Israel, cannot be ignored by us as Israeli Jewish Christians.
Read MoreThis is the sermon hymn from a 2022 Easter service:
Read MoreThis short popped up in my feed, and I think it is illustrative of why we are so divided in the LCMS. It’s part of a longer Unite Leadership Collective podcast (below) that demonstrates that our problem is one of language. We use the same words, but we are not using the words in the same way.
Read MoreAn application of John-Mark Miravelle’s book on beauty toward Lutheran homiletics.
Read MoreThe Easter issue is en route!
Read MoreFr. Mullon was known for his staunch defense of the church against the encroachments of government. In fact, the bells that ring out daily from the church’s belfry on Camp Street do so to this day because Fr. Mullon said, “No!”
Read MoreIn this video, the Rev. Drs. Tim Ahlman and Jeffrey Kloha respond to the Rev. Karl Hess’s 2025 Bugenhagen Conference presentation called “The American Interim.”
Read MoreIt was a delight to host the Rev. Dr. Karl Fabrizius and his wife Darcy at Salem Lutheran Church in Gretna, Louisiana last weekend! We thoroughly enjoyed showing them the sights of New Orleans and Gretna, ate good food, drank good drink, and even participated in a parade. Best of all was sharing in the Holy Supper at the Divine Service in which Fr. Karl preached.
Read MoreWe are being bombarded by pastors of big, wealthy, suburban congregations who mistake their material and numerical success for some kind of program for the rest of us to follow, like a turn-key franchise model. And they insist on a political program of disenfranchising smaller congregations…
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