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“Pastor, why do we have to keep on doing the same old thing?” I’m sure just about every pastor has heard some version of this question. Maybe the questioner is out for blood or maybe he really has good intentions. But, as C.S. Lewis artfully shows in his correspondence as the demon Screwtape, this kind of question and this distaste for permanent things comes from the pit of hell.
Read MoreI have read, and again and again reread, the Confession and Apology presented at Augsburg by the Most Illustrious Prince, the Elector of Saxony, and by the other princes and estates of the Roman Empire, to his Imperial Majesty.
Read MoreIn a Lutheran world ill-prepared for death, there’s still one tool in the pastor’s belt, thank God: the Nunc Dimittis.
Read MoreThe Gospel Lesson this upcoming Sunday for the Historic Lectionary (Trinity 17) ends with these words from our Lord: “For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted” (Luke 14:11).
Read MoreI'm not a fan of our polity. I agree with the fathers of the Lutheran confessions that the church would be best served by sticking to the traditional polity of the church.
Read MoreI guess the cat’s out of the bag. Christian News loves Gottesdienst! And while we don’t always agree with everything in CN, we appreciate their promoting us through reprinting a lot of our articles.
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