The Evangelical Kyrie
The character of Lutheran worship is a rich tapestry of traits. It is like the catechism: it can be learned by a child,…
The character of Lutheran worship is a rich tapestry of traits. It is like the catechism: it can be learned by a child,…
“Hosanna!” the crowd cries out on Palm Sunday. “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” The people had sung…
In the worship wars, one of the alleged reasons for abandoning the historic liturgy is to make worship relevant. We want application of…
I am a post-Evangelical adult convert to confessional Lutheranism, something I’m content to wear on my sleeve. My journey out of Evangelicalism was…
Recent events have spurred me to pull together a general bibliography of materials relevant to the historic Lutheran liturgy. The first was this…
In 1964, my oldest brother, David, participated in the Sixth National Jamboree of the Boy Scouts of America at Valley Forge. The rest…
It’s been since October that I’ve had the chance to offer anything here at Steadfast Lutherans. With that, here’s what I’ve been pondering…
The English verb, ‘to chant’ derives from the Latin word, ‘cantare,’ which simply means to sing. Some form of singing or chanting existed…
Recently two friends went out of their way at the same school event to issue putdowns towards liturgical worship in the Lutheran church….