Also they teach that one holy Church is to continue forever. The Church is the congregation of saints, in which the Gospel is rightly taught and the Sacraments are rightly administered. — AC VII, 1
Although the Church properly is the congregation of saints and true believers… — AC VIII, 1
Most of the time when we [...]
Louder than Words: A Mother’s Journey in Healing Autism is Jenny McCarthy’s retelling of her struggles with her son Evan, now 5 years old. It is a fast read, 202 pages in larger type.
The story of Evan is interesting, but the author’s own character development is the real reason to read the book. She [...]
After dedicating the congregation’s LSB hymnals and corporate confessional and absolution, Our Savior used Luther’s 1523 Formula Missae et Communionis (Form of Mass and Communion) for Divine Service this Reformation Day morning. I was asked to be the Cantor for the service, the first time I had soloed for Our Saviour.
The use of Formula Missae [...]
It takes a lot for my daughters to surprise me any more.
This last week, whenever I sat at the piano, the younger requested “Jesus Loves Me.” When I have the Accompaniment to the Liturgy up, she follows the Lord’s Prayer with her finger, no doubt reading whole word after whole word. She knows that completely [...]
Not knowing whether I would even be in the Eastern time zone on November 6, I took one of my daughters to the county seat and absentee voted. Among the items was a referendum on Senate Bill No. 16 (PDF), which dealt with adult entertainment.
The first bullet was mischievous enough for me to vote No [...]
