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More about worship

Posted on February 4, 2014 by me

Go here for part 1. If the main purpose of Lutheran worship is to receive God’s gifts, then it follows that Lutheran worship is Christ-centered. Just take a look at the liturgical orders of service in either of our two … Continue reading →

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About Worship

Posted on February 2, 2014 by me

What is worship? As my 11 faithful readers know, I was raised Lutheran. When I was in high school, I remember having friends from more, shall we say, emotional denominations and groups, and remember hearing teachings about “worship” and “praise,” … Continue reading →

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On Creeds

Posted on February 1, 2014 by me

James McGrath has an interesting post today, “I Believe in I Believe in God,” in which he writes Last Sunday in my Sunday school class, the topic that came up here on the blog recently also came up there: the … Continue reading →

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On how to read the Bible

Posted on January 22, 2014 by me

On “Progressives” I just read an interesting blog post entitled, “16 Ways Progressive Christians Interpret the Bible.” First, a rant about how much I hate the word “progressive.”  I think it’s a terrible word. For one thing, the implications of … Continue reading →

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