How Lutheran Hymns Lost Their Monopoly in the Missouri Synod
An opinion piece by Paul Raabe on what happened to traditional hymns in American Christianity
ICYMI: Burreson and Schuler on Worship and Formation
Kent Burreson and Rhoda Schuler explore their research project involving worship, formation, and the catechumanate
Hearing the Psalms
Tim Saleska talks about finding life in the Psalms at the poignant points of our lives
Word and Work: All Things Worship
Kent Burreson discusses worship, including new insights into the catechumenate
Problematic Words in Prayer: Overextending “Lift Up”
“Lord, we lift up Sally…” The final post in David Peter’s series on prayer
Problematic Words in Prayer: Misappropriating “Be With”
“God, be with the youth mission team…” The second in David Peter’s three-part series on prayer
Problematic Words in Prayer: “All My Words are ‘Just’”
The first in a three-part series on prayer
What does a Concordia Seminary professor do over the summer?
A summer in the lives of Elowsky, Seifrid, Biermann, and Voelz
Luther’s Hymn Melodies
Concordia Seminary Professor Emeritus James Brauer provides a comprehensive study of how Luther used tunes in Reformation hymnody
Enduring With the Saints
In some ways, it can be easy enough to be faithful. Some people find it easy to be creative. To bring the two together in worship, however, requires insight and skill that is hard to come by. In daily chapel toward the end of Winter Term, I was edified by the worship service faithfully created by ..
Right or Rite?
Rev. William Rowe, a Roman Catholic priest, had already been removed from his parish when Bishop Edward Braxton of the Belleville, IL, diocese, took the extra step of forbidding him to exercise any public ministry. Rowe announced the move on Monday, July 9, and observed that he had been scheduled to preside at five weddings ..
4th Annual PsalmFest – April 10, 2011
PsalmFest, featuring reflections on Psalm 46 by Tim Saleska and numerous musical ensembles, will happen on Sunday, April 10, 2011, 3:00pm
Bishops Unveil Mass Revisions
A special post by Andy Bartelt. Roman Catholics soon will be seeing some changes in the Mass. This prompts reflection on the state of worship in Lutheran circles
A Changed Confession
Last February I changed the confession of sins that was to be used in the worship services. I regularly assist at Grace Lutheran Chapel in Bellefontaine Neighbors (a north suburb of St. Louis), and that weekend the three services were to use Creative Worship from the Synod. Since the congregation is vacant, I was the ..
“The Royal Banners Forward Go”
Three views on worship from guest contributors Kent Burreson, David Adams, and Robert Kolb
WORSHIP, GOTTESDIENST, CULTUS DEI by James L. Brauer
Timothy Maschke reviews WORSHIP, GOTTESDIENST, CULTUS DEI: What the Lutheran Confessions Say About Worship. By James L. Brauer, editor. St. Louis: Concordia, 2005. 304 pages. Hardback. $29.99