Understanding Loaves and Signs
In the three-year lectionary, the Gospel text for the sixth Sunday after Pentecost is Mark 6:46-56. The same events are told in John 6:15-40 and Matthew 14:22-35. The disciples along…
The Sacrament and the Second Petition in Leviticus
Leviticus was used widely in the early church and later to preach the Gospel. The modern church generally ignores Leviticus.[1] Leviticus is a gift unopened and sent back to the Giver.…
Publisher’s Preface: Luther’s Liturgical Criteria, Bryan D. Spinks
Publisher’s Preface “Drink from it, all of you; this cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins.” By these words,…
Why the Preface, Agnus Dei, and Pax Domini? Real Presence
Why the Preface, Agnus Dei, and Pax Domini?Real Presence By T. R. Halvorson NOTE: This article may be downloaded as a PDF Document The Service of the Sacrament begins with…
Nunc Dimittis: Seeing God’s Savior and Salvation
Nunc Dimittis: Seeing God’s Savior and Salvation by T. R. Halvorson NOTE: This article may be downloaded as a PDF Document Introduction Nunc Dimittis (the Song of Simeon) as a…
Would You Deny Real Presence to Escape the Jaws of Beasts?
Would You Deny Real Presence to Escape the Jaws of beasts? By T. R. Halvorson NOTE: This article may be downloaded as a PDF Document A vogue phrase today is,…
Too sinful for Communion?
Do you feel that, because of your sins, you cannot go to the Lord's Supper? Perhaps you do because of how many your sins are. Or perhaps because of one…