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Among the Orthodox, theosis refers to a process of becoming one with God, generally by way of spiritual exercise. For Confessional Lutheranism, by contrast, theosis is not a process at all, but another, beautiful way of looking at what we have received in Christ. The difference is ultimately as simple as the difference between works and faith.

This is the night, beloved. This is the night. All is accomplished, all is finished, all is done. All is fulfilled. And all that was written before reaches its grand climactic end in this wonderful night of the resurrection of our Lord.

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I guess Father Braaten was right. Our development officer—no, really, we have one—has been telling us that what our readers are likely most interested in is the provision of some clarity in theological thought and basis for our incessant objections to contemporary worship.

The vengeance with which "low" worship is now being practiced, as well as the depths to which "low" has in some cases plummeted, leads us to the temptation to wonder how far in fact low now is from the bottom.

This is definitely a MUST ATTEND conference! Dr. Weinrich is keynote!

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The first female ‘ordinations’ have been scheduled for next month. So much for wishful thinking.

Show yourself a man. . . .

A liturgical choir can be taught to sing the Propers, even in harmony. This is a good way to enhance the beauty and dignity of the service.

To maintain liturgical decorum of all legitimate kinds is to indicate an awareness of the presence of Christ. In fact, sometimes a failure to engage in ritual indicates a failure to worship in truth.

The life blood of the Church is the Blood of Christ coursing through the veins of her members.

The Gottesdienst Crowd (readers and listeners) nears 20K followers!

Those who read and preach during the Divine Service ought to be careful to avoid dramatization, to say nothing of stand-up comedy.

The message from that multitude of the heavenly host of angels was clear and simple: There is peace on earth, dear shepherds, because God is pleased with men.

The KJV is superior here, since it’s unambiguous, but the RSV can be used, if understood correctly.

But the ESV is unambiguously wrong. The angelic song is not meant to be taken as an opportunity to distinguish believers from nonbelievers—that distinction can be made some other time—but rather as an invitation to all the world to see the Gift for what it is: a Redeemer for all the world.

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