This is the first in a new series of articles that I’m writing for my church newsletter. —– Several members of Grace have asked me how I go about doing baptisms, funerals, communion, and other areas of ministry. These are important questions, and different pastors go about their ministry in different ways. In this newContinue reading “Pastor’s Approach: Baptism”
Category Archives: Liturgy
A Dead Poet’s Society of Church Readers
The Word of God is living and active. The words we read in church have power. Dead Poets Society can be instructive for all who read the Bible in Christian worship.
Looking Ahead: the Church as tenant in God’s mission field
Looking Ahead to Sunday's readings and the Good News of God I will strive to speak that day, I am wrestling with how we understand the relationship between of God's mission and the church's mission. Stewardship themes also come through strong, especially in the Gospel. Appointed readings: Isaiah 5:1–7Psalm 80:7–15Philippians 3:4b–14Matthew 21:33–46 (full text ofContinue reading “Looking Ahead: the Church as tenant in God’s mission field”
“That was fun. Are we doing it again next week?”
We are formed in life and faith through repeated action. This is especially true for children. How can we offer a consistent, patterned, and participatory environment for children in worship?
A Prayer for Memorial Day
I noticed that in Evangelical Lutheran Worship, the worship book of my church, there are no specific prayers for Memorial Day or the occasion of remembering those who died in service to our country. There are prayers for the armed forces and for our nation's leaders and other related topics, but nothing that quited seemedContinue reading “A Prayer for Memorial Day”
The Lutheran Zephyr 