“Lessons in Lutheranism” for New and Old
Today’s post is from Renee Hermanson, Worship Committee member at St. Mark’s Lutheran in Aurora, CO. The soaring arches in the large sanctuary of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Aurora, Colorado, reach high above the long rows of pews to...
Transformational Worship: Real Silence
Today’s post is from Scott Weidler, who served for 21 years as Program Director for Worship and Music of the ELCA, and who currently lives in Toronto. I remember when I first realized that prayer is as much about listening...
LiturgyGram: A Little About Lent
Definition Lent is the forty-day season (excluding Sundays) of penitence and preparation for the Three Days of Holy Week and Easter. A Very Brief History The term “Lent” originally comes from the Anglo-Saxon word “lencten” which means “spring.” This is...
Ten Reasons Every Church Musician Should Attend the ALCM Conference
Today’s post is from Luke Tegtmeier, 2017 ALCM Planning Committee Member. The Association of Lutheran Church Musicians is having its biennial national gathering in Minneapolis this summer, July 10-13. If you lead worship in any way – as an...
Myth Makes Faith Real
Today’s post is from The Rev. Brian Hooper, M.Div., Psy.D., a licensed pastoral psychotherapist serving in private practice and in parish ministry in Nashville, TN. His website is www.drbrianhooper.com Myths are truth and wisdom Most people think of myths...
Journey in the Wilderness
Today’s blog post is from Brian Wentzel, Director of Music at First Lutheran Church in Lorain, OH. As we begin the forty days of Lent, we remember Jesus’ forty years in the wilderness as well as the Israelites’ forty years...