Category Archives: Contemporary Worship
How Crazy is That?
Seth McFarland of “Family Guy” fame, or infamy to some, either portrayed in an episode or said in a presentation, monologue, or routine something along these lines: A bunch of people sit in front of one guy while he yells … Continue reading
Is there an Imperative to Grow?
The sainted Reverend Father Rudolph Kurz once wrote a paper saying that there is no command in Scripture for the church to grow in numbers.
Mr. Rogers Worship
When my kids were small I didn’t forbid them from watching Mr. Rogers but I ridiculed the man, and I say so now unapologetically not wishing to speak ill of the dead but truthfully of the one-time living.
Lutherean
That’s what the pen had printed on it – Trinity Lutherean Church. I know this is a typo, but it seems to me that it describes what many Lutheran churches have become.
Peripatetic Preachers
It’s probably not even considered avant-garde or even cutting edge let alone bleeding edge anymore. The peripatetic preacher is here to stay. He is admired for coming out from behind the pulpit and mixing it up with the people. Why … Continue reading
An Introduction to our Divine Service
Our Order of Service is not unique to us Lutherans. Martin Luther did not break away from the universal Christian Church, but rather, he recalled the Church to Her original doctrine and practice. The Church still existed, but She had … Continue reading
Inculturation
Don’t hold me to it; more aptly don’t hold him to it, but I think this is a one sentence summary of the Rev. James Alan Waddell’s 2005 magnum opus The Struggle to Reclaim the Liturgy in the Lutheran Church. … Continue reading
Chanel Number 1
Chanel Number 5 I think is one of the more pricier perfumes, but I think Chanel Number 1 has a lesson worth learning.
Let the Children Come to Me – Not!
This is from Crossbridge Community Church, Lakeway, Texas an LCMS mission: “The Kidz begin the morning in worship services with their parents so that they can enjoy the uplifting, contemporary music that begins our Sunday mornings. Pastor Peter then blesses … Continue reading
New Roman Missal Finally Out and LSB is Really
The following is from http://www.usccb.org/romanmissal/examples.shtml . The Third Edition of the Roman Catholic Missal is finally out as of August 21, 2009, and look what they changed back to.