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Throwback Thursday: The Ministry of Prayer
Throwback Thursday: The Ministry of Prayer

The ordination vows in the LSB ordination rite are stated as questions. The first questions are related to doctrine. “Do you confess the Unaltered Augsburg Confession?” and so forth…. The very last question is: “Will you be constant in prayer for those under your pastoral care?”

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David PetersenComment
On Authenticity
On Authenticity

“Authenticity” and “authentic” are front-burner words today. And this is true especially for us confessional Lutherans at this time of great debate about Lutheran identity. Given that we are bombarded 24-7 by ads, marketing, and propaganda, the quest for authenticity is a big deal in our day, especially in matters of worship.

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Larry Beane Comments
“Let’s Take It to the Next Level”
“Let’s Take It to the Next Level”

This is one of the inherent problems with the Church Growth mindset. It’s all about number-lust, and it is never enough. The Church Growther is never satisfied. It’s built-in to the fabric of the universe. For numbers are infinite. There is always a higher number. In the world of mathematics, there is always a “next level,” even as the flesh is never satisfied.

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Larry Beane Comments
Put Not Your Trust in Princes... or Princesses
Put Not Your Trust in Princes... or Princesses

This misguided trust - especially in matters of sex and reason - is based on our progressive culture. A lot of people are confused when I use the word “progressive,” thinking that this means politically left-wing, that is, what often (and often erroneously) is described as “liberal.” Progressivism is a deviation from conservatism, but there are both left- and right-wing progressives.

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Larry Beane Comments
The Latin Mass in the Lutheran Church
The Latin Mass in the Lutheran Church

Last year’s Institute on Liturgy, Preaching, and Church Music in Seward, NE featured a wide array of presentations on many matters pertaining to the worship of the Church, and KFUO Radio has been releasing recordings of some of these presentations on its various media platforms in the last few weeks. I had the opportunity to do a brief historical overview of the Latin Mass (and, to a lesser extent, the Office) in the history of the Lutheran Church, and you can hear that presentation here. I was, perhaps, slightly overambitious in my preparations, and so the presentation moves along at a rather speedy clip, but you can find the slides being referenced during the presentation here.

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Stefan Gramenz Comment
Throwback Thursday: Building an Acolyte Corps
Throwback Thursday: Building an Acolyte Corps

The primary purpose of our acolyte corps is to enhance the worship service with order and dignity. Acolytes are servants who provide a real service to the congregation. They do benefit from being acolytes but those benefits are secondary. It is not what drives them. Their guiding principle is to be reverent and to serve as examples to the congregation. The secondary purposes of our acolyte corps are to train men for the Ministry, to encourage and catechize the boys of the congregation in the faith, and to provide comradery among them.

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David PetersenComment