By E-Zine Admin on 3/12/2010 9:10 AM
My Lenten meditations upon the psalms today led me to Psalm 61 and King David's prayer, "Lead me to the rock that is higher than I" (Psalm 61:2). Blue Letter Bible has a link in its commentary on that Psalm to Erastus Johnson's 19th century hymn by that name. They indicate their links come from the Cyber Hymnal website. In exploring that website I came upon the familiar contemporary hymn writer, John Ylvisaker and his comments about the two streams of congregational music. |
By E-Zine Admin on 3/12/2010 9:08 AM
Issue 30, Mar 2010We again continue our consideration of the use of tangible images of God and the Persons of the Trinity within the worship life of the Church and particularly within that physical space we know as the Chancel. In earlier issues, we looked at Martin Chemnitz's discussion "Concerning the Use of Images Among the Heathen" in Section II of the Second Topic—Concerning Images, from the 25th Session of the Council of Trent, Dr. Martin Chemnitz's Examination of the Council of Trent, Part IV, pp 57-66, with the form of citation previously noted in in Part One. This month we take up his Section III, "The State ...
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By E-Zine Admin on 2/5/2010 2:32 PM
Issue 29, Feb 2010 We continue our consideration of the use of tangible images of God and the Persons of the Trinity within the worship life of the Church and particularly within that physical space we know as the Chancel. In this issue, we will look at Martin Chemnitz's discussion "Concerning the Use of Images Among the Heathen" in Section II of the Second Topic—Concerning Images, from the 25th Session of the Council of Trent, Dr. Martin Chemnitz's Examination of the Council of Trent, Part IV, pp 57-66, with the form of citation previously noted in in Part One. All page ...
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By E-Zine Admin on 1/11/2010 5:08 PM
Issue 28, Jan 2010
“I wrote this hymn for year end, the year in which we walked boldly, often stumbled badly, but there is ever the forgiving God. The music was composed by Ellen Peterson, Director of Choirs at Living Word Lutheran Church. May God bless year end.” —G.P.D. 
By Rev. G.P. Dobberfuhl and Ellen Peterson. All rights are reserved. Living Word Lutheran Church is in The Woodlands, Texas.
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By E-Zine Admin on 1/11/2010 5:05 PM
Issue 28, Jan 2010
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. John 1:1-3 And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a Father’s only Son, full of grace and truth. John1:14 Messages are communicated in a variety of ways. Sometimes messages are spoken words, and at other times they are written words. They come in symbols and signs. They come in colors. They come in sounds, in smoke signals, in non-verbal body movements, and in many other ways. Christmas is a time to remember that God has sent a message to us human beings. It is a time not only to remember, but especially a tim ...
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