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Worshiping with Angels and Archangels: An Introduction to the Divine Service
My review of Worshiping with Angels and Archangels: An Introduction to the Divine Service by Scot Kinnaman. Worshiping with Angels and Archangels Review There is a glorious set of three books, written...
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See My Savior’s Hands
Have you heard about CPH’s newest children’s book? See My Savior’s Hands by William Weedon is bound to be great! Fantastic idea, encouraging children to literally think about Jesus’s hands! I’ve...
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The Order of Knight George
Another free resource from Lutheranism down under! The Order of Knight George is a nonsynodical and intersynodical collective of Australian Confessional Lutherans, dedicated to the spread of...
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Rachel Kovaciny updates
Remember when I told you about the short story “Blizzard at Three Bears Lake” by Lutheran author Rachel Kocaviny? It is now available as a FREE e-book from both Amazon and Barnes and Noble (or you can...
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Amazon Ebook Deal
Hi! You get a rare weekend post from me, because of an Amazon ebook deal. Go here to read about it: a $5 ebook credit if you spend $20 on Kindle books between now and the end of Monday. In short,...
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Ode to Symposia
I really could write an ode to Symposia, but I’m not sure it’d be in the right spirit. lol Seriously, though, I’d like you to consider going to the Fort Wayne Symposia next year. I love the theology. I...
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Patrick’s Places
I found out about a neat Lutheran find! Patrick’s Places: Patrick Hamilton’s Distinction Between Law and Gospel, Faith and Works, released January 9th by editor Don Matzat with introduction from LCMS...
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Child with Special Needs
Wanna know what I love more than free resources? My sister Joanna!! Below the two meet as she gives an interview on Kairos on raising a child with special needs. Plus, there’s a little something under...
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Flash fiction?
I’m mostly taking a snow/cold day, but I wanted to ask you if any of you are interested in an LCMS Flash Fiction Progressive Story Trail? The awesome Lisa Stapp is thinking about setting one up if she...
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Joyfully Lutheran
Ok. It’s time to admit that I don’t particularly care for getting too innovative with punctuation. I’m joyfully Lutheran and there is joy in being fully Lutheran. Joy:fully Lutheran? Ok. I get it. But...
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Did you see the LCMS Reporter this week? I was glad to see the article about the LFL Contest for students. Many of us have had life ministry matters on our minds lately. And, younger people should be...
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A Fortune Cookie
I do not believe in fortune telling of any kind. I do not believe fortune cookies are in any way mystical or reliable. (Any other disclaimer I should make?) Having said that, it’s rare for me to pass...
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I meant to post this article way back in the beginning of January. Mea culpa. But better late than never, so here you go: “How to Download the Books That Just Entered the Public Domain” in 2019. If...
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Scarlet Virgins
It takes a certain mood to brave some books, but I’m glad the time came for me to digest The Scarlet Virgins: When Sex Replaces Salvation by Lutheran author, speaker, and podcaster Rebecca Lemke....
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Food and Longing
As I try to cater to a Lutheran crowd, I don’t review many non-Lutheran books here. Having said that, I think Anya von Bremzen’s Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking: A Memoir of Food and Longing was...
View ArticleBeauty and the Augsburg Confession
This is a special release day! Rev. Gaven Mize and Roberto Rojas, Jr., can now off you Beauty and the Augsburg Confession! ON SALE TODAY! A snippet from the Introduction: The beauty of the Augsburg...
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Deaconess Installation!
I daresay there’s an assortment of people who follow this blog. Some know me better than others. Do you all know I’ve served as an LCMS-rostered deaconess for about the last 10 years? And, yesterday...
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LCMS Foundation
Do you know that the LCMS has something called the LCMS Foundation? Obviously, there’s a theological & Scriptural foundation. That’s not what I’m talking about. There is an actual investment...
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More LCMS Resources
Let’s see. I said I’d try to do a week long series on congregational resources. Of course, I didn’t actually plan it out! So let’s see what I’ve come up with for today as far as more LCMS resources out...
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Wellness
Hmmm . . . congregational or synodical resources on wellness. I’VE GOT THIS! The Need Consider this blurb from a Reporter article by Jeni Miller, I learned the following: In 2016, the Synod in...
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