NOW AVAILABLE: EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN BREVIARY
Last week I announced the launch of ELB, a supplement to the Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary of the ELS focused on the Divine Office. Here's a quick overview of the book and its contents.
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While ceremonies "are not in and of themselves divine worship," (FC Ep X:3) faith nevertheless uses these outward ceremonies to express that true worship which is "in spirit and truth" (Jn 4:23), so that ceremonies become "a sacrifice of praise" (Ap XXIV:74).
riffing on 1 Peter 1:12 ("things which angels desire to look into") and the Sacrament of the Altar during Bible study and genuinely entering flow state
future lutheran bishop of rome retweeted
Replying to @FinnishZoomer
American Lutheranism is true Nordic Lutheranism if you know where to look
"Following the death of King Harald V of Norway on August 28, it is fitting to recall the message he sent to the 2018 Centennial Convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod."
"With Reverence and Awe," the podcast of the Johannes Bugenhagen Liturgical Institute, is back with a new episode on Muhlenberg's Church Agenda of 1748, the first American Lutheran Liturgy. Links below:
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and other platforms (YouTube coming soon):
open.spotify.com/episode/1Bz…
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
With all the church architecture talk, while it is worthwhile to show that grandeur is still achievable, it's more relevant to show what can be done even on a smaller scale.
Deleted my snarky tweet, may comment again when the building is finished.
Replying to @FrankCapraJr
I posted this church over a year ago and the guy who sent me the photos told me this is going to be their fellowship hall and the sanctuary is under construction (iirc)
Men and women sitting intermingled? Modernist.























