In retrospect, it appears I may have misled to believe that I'm looking for a charismatic response. I'm wondering how many have gone from either complete jitters to immense peace (this is what you've been led to do), or the opposite in turning into mush and stumbling over your words. Just...
So I am one step closer to sealing my discernment of ordained ministry, and I have a question for you.
Today, out of the blue, our pastor invites me to join her at the altar as a lay assisting minister. I would say that opportunity, as well as other leadership roles I have been charged with in...
had a question in today's bible study that I just couldn't anwer. One gal is bothered by Heb 2:5-8, particularly with regard to v7, and I still ponder this:
"You made him for a little while lower than the angels;
you have crowned him with glory and honor" (ESV)
or
"You made them for a...
There was a newscast a few weeks ago (Good Morning America?) that identified this as "misphonia" or outstanding sensitivity to common sounds. A LOT of folks suffer like us. I'm shocked the psychiatric community has waited so long to respond.
How far do you want to take the Law? How literal to you want to intrepret Scripture? Do you know of many one-eyed, one-handed and one-footed people walking around because they had sinned? Do you want to dispute that the mustard seed is the smaest on earth, when in fact the orchid seed beats it...
Yes, I did six weeks of research and this is another are where your beliefs in the branding of "Lutheranism" and mine are polarized. There is more truth to this for ELCA than your doctrine permits. WELS, LCMS, NALC and ELCA may share the same denominational name, but our differing values make...
While I'm not in the ministry full time (although my heart truly has the desire, my family situation isn't really condusive), I have been given a gift for technical skills and have been able to bring this skill to our church.
A few years ago, I left a good paying full-time IT administration...
Lamb, I must respectfully offer a different oppinion.
I just spent a 6-week discussion about the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification and the Bread of Life - a fantastic forum discussion with our eccumenical Catholic "partners" in Christ. Sadly, I can say there is evidence of a...
BRAVO on both accounts!!!!!
Although I do take a ribbing from our seniors in the congregation who text and have smart phones (these are some real smart cookies). I still have a flip phone and cannot/do not want to text.
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I have seen both here in the north. One congregation is very "homely", or perhaps the pastor is too relaxed with the congregation (I watched him leave the pulpit to play a piece on the piano on a whim, and there were the random "Amens" coming from the congregation). It is very...
Naw, "BlackCoffeeChocolateBrownie".
Welcome, and I have to agree with you... Lutheranism just "made clearer sense" to me, too, coming from a sacramental background as well. Stick around, I think you'll like it here.
I've never seen the original, but hubby said he enjoyed each in their own way. He had a surgery a few months back and was on a marathon of the ENTIRE series before he returned to work!
Then greetings from the Yo, OH Steel Valley!
As far as I can recall, that has ALWAYS been the battle cries of my mom & grandmother - getting the men into something other than their mill work clothes.
Not too long ago, our congregation was segregated males on one side, women on the other. I recall someone say it wasn't until the 50's that they integrated.
I work with the adult Sunday school, but we also follow a one-room model for our youth Sunday school, where the older kids assist the...
I happened to know that our pastor is an avid golfer. I found an enameled ball marker with a Luther Rose and gave it to her shortly after her arrival at our church (not necessarily an ordination gift, but a token of welcome).
As Lamb said, try to know something about the person. I'm sure there...