A blog of the Evangelical Lutheran Liturgy
In our churches Mass is celebrated every Sunday and on other festivals when the sacrament is offered to those who wish for it after they have been examined and absolved. We keep traditional liturgical forms, such as the order of the lessons, prayers, vestments, etc.
~ Apology 24:1 (Tappert Translation)
Read MoreSobering news out of the Great White North.
Being a little more European than we are, and lacking a Bible Belt, the National Trust for Canada is reporting that a third of the churches in Canada will likely close within a decade.
My Dear Wormwood,
I just ran across this post of a meme (above) by a Missouri Synod pastor - and our Father Below is most pleased!
The above segment of a recent Paul Joseph Watson video addresses the cultural collapse that we see happening around us - including the way in which a debased culture has affected the Church Impotent.
Read MoreHere it is, with nearly 20,000 hits since December 2012!
Read MoreA local church sign contains the slogan: “It’s So Nice To Be Nice, And To Let Others See That You Are Nice.”
Read MoreThe Lutheran Confessions remain ever-timely and relevant, even after more than four centuries.
Read MorePastors, you can either conduct church services, or you can be entertainers. If you try to combine them, you will fail at both.
Read More“In other words, “since by divine authority the grades of bishop and pastor are not diverse,” but comprise one apostolic office, “ordination administered by a pastor in his own church is valid by divine law.” When and where this is done—even according to Rome’s contemporary theologians, and contrary to her popular polemicists and apologists—“what we have is apostolic succession.” — Rev. Dr. Korey D. Maas
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