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Good morning all,
Christ is risen!
I'm Alex - a confessional Lutheran of the Missouri Synod. I'm a college student, finishing up my second year at George Mason University majoring in mathematics with a minor in religious studies (early church history is my focus!), and after I graduate I plan to go to Concordia Theological Seminary in Ft Wayne, IN.
I grew up in the Lutheran Church, and have recently found an obsession and love for the ascetic practices of the early church, still continued in Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic monasticism. I believe monasticism has a place in Lutheranism, although it has not been a significant part of our tradition, so I hope to restore/create a type of monastic/ascetic tradition available to Lutherans (hence the username).
I've got a blog that I recently started to chronicle this journey into an ascetic style of life, and I'd be honored if you check it out when you get a chance. There's not much just yet, but I'm just now beginning. Prayers as I begin this journey are welcomed, as well as any advice that any of you may have (I'm looking at you in particular, my Orthodox and Roman brethren!). Right now I struggle to follow the most basic fasting rules, but by the grace of God, I pray that I can subdue my flesh in order to serve my neighbor better.
The Lutheran Monk
Anyhow. That's a brief introduction about me! If you've got questions, let me know! I look forward to getting to know you all on CF in the future and learning from those who are far more clever than I am. Thanks be to God!
Alex
Christ is risen!
I'm Alex - a confessional Lutheran of the Missouri Synod. I'm a college student, finishing up my second year at George Mason University majoring in mathematics with a minor in religious studies (early church history is my focus!), and after I graduate I plan to go to Concordia Theological Seminary in Ft Wayne, IN.
I grew up in the Lutheran Church, and have recently found an obsession and love for the ascetic practices of the early church, still continued in Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic monasticism. I believe monasticism has a place in Lutheranism, although it has not been a significant part of our tradition, so I hope to restore/create a type of monastic/ascetic tradition available to Lutherans (hence the username).
I've got a blog that I recently started to chronicle this journey into an ascetic style of life, and I'd be honored if you check it out when you get a chance. There's not much just yet, but I'm just now beginning. Prayers as I begin this journey are welcomed, as well as any advice that any of you may have (I'm looking at you in particular, my Orthodox and Roman brethren!). Right now I struggle to follow the most basic fasting rules, but by the grace of God, I pray that I can subdue my flesh in order to serve my neighbor better.
The Lutheran Monk
Anyhow. That's a brief introduction about me! If you've got questions, let me know! I look forward to getting to know you all on CF in the future and learning from those who are far more clever than I am. Thanks be to God!
Alex
