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Gottesdienst is the journal of Lutheran liturgy. We seek to be faithful to the Biblical tradition of the confessional and historic Lutheran faith.

In This Issue

The Results are In: Evangelical Style and Lutheran Substance are Not Compatible – Burnell F. Eckardt Jr.

The Strength of Youth and Wise Gray Heads: What the LCMS Needs Right Now – David H. Petersen

Why Rubrics? (Continued) – Mark P. Braden

The Three Estates: Let’s Try to Unravel a Knot – John R. Stephenson

The Perfect Family? – Karl F. Fabrizius

Plus Vesting Prayers and the 2026 Liturgical Calendar

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