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First Communion And Confirmation, Berthold Von Schenk
First Communion And Confirmation, Berthold Von Schenk
Concordia Theological Monthly
The decision concerning the right age for First Communion is the prerogative of the pastor in the setting of his congregation. Every baptized child of God should receive the sacramental grace imparted in Holy Communion.
The Style And The Mission, John H. Tietjen
The Style And The Mission, John H. Tietjen
Concordia Theological Monthly
Today I set out on an adventure. I invite you to come along. The adventure is the Easter quarter experiment. It's called "'Style of Life in God: Mission in Community." My assignment this morning is to introduce the style and the mission. Let's be frank: my task is to motivate you to participate. The result I hope t0 achieve by this address is to elicit from you a commitment to take part in the experiment. I am happy for the assignment. I intend to participate and hope you will, too.
Life In The Spirit Today, Ewald Bash
Life In The Spirit Today, Ewald Bash
Concordia Theological Monthly
In many ways nothing seems stranger than this moment to me-to be found in these circumstances talking about spirituality. In the years since the writing of Seven Days I have become engaged in almost constant activity. Those who live with me in the building at headquarters of The American Lutheran Church, I rather imagine, would be somewhat shocked to see me standing here; they don't regard me as a contemplative man, and I would be a phony if I came to you and pretended I was some sort of spiritual giant. Many times I have been lost, foundering at the …
Fellowship, Thomas Coates
Fellowship, Thomas Coates
Concordia Theological Monthly
On the morning of New Year's Day several years ago I stood in the outer court of Yasukuni Shrine in the city of Tokyo. New Year's Day, of course, is the highest festival day of the Shinto religion, when virtually all of the Japanese go to the shrines to pay their respects to their ancestors and begin the new year with "'a clean slate." For some time I watched with fascination as the worshipers bowed before the sanctuary, clapped their hands three times to awaken the attention of the spirits, cast their coins into the coffer, bought their good luck …
To Know And To Do: A Review Article On Training Children In The Work Of Worship, George W. Hoyer
To Know And To Do: A Review Article On Training Children In The Work Of Worship, George W. Hoyer
Concordia Theological Monthly
Learning How Children Worship is the title of a recent book by Grace W. McGavran. So many things are left unsaid in this book about the God who is to be worshiped and about the tremendous things which that God has done and does to make worship by the children of men possible that the critical theological reader might miss the significance of the major thing which is being said. Miss McGavran poses the question: "Are the children aware of the times of worship and what it should be for them - a conscious effort to enter into the presence …
From Advent To Shrove Tuesday, Walter E. Buszin
From Advent To Shrove Tuesday, Walter E. Buszin
Concordia Theological Monthly
Liturgical life and activity have not been at a standstill since the close of World War II. Already more than a decade ago more books on worship and liturgics were being published in English than in any other area of theological literature. It is likely that this is true also today. At present more courses in liturgics are being offered at theological schools of North America than ever before in American history; they continue to increase in quantity and quality from year to year. Services of worship conducted in American churches of our day reflect concern for decorum and order …
Christian Persons In The Making, William Edward Hulme
Christian Persons In The Making, William Edward Hulme
Concordia Theological Monthly
This morning we looked into the nature of spiritual illness and did so in a somewhat academic manner. Tonight we are going to look at the subject from a more subjective or existential point of view.
Parish Preaching, George W. Hoyer
Parish Preaching, George W. Hoyer
Concordia Theological Monthly
Only with difficulty can the propers of some summer Sundays after Trinity be made to demonstrate a certain thematic unity. And not every issue of a theological monthly should be expected to develop a common subject or a general theme. But volume III of the Reverend Fred H. Lindemann's work, The Sermon and the Propers, reviewed in this issue, gently urges that since "our Liturgy offers a set of Propers for each Sunday, we ought to make the best of what we have" (p. 47). Comment on this issue of the MONTHLY should attempt to do no less.
The Sermon And The Propers, Harry G. Coiner
The Sermon And The Propers, Harry G. Coiner
Concordia Theological Monthly
There are at least three major considerations connected with this noble work of Pastor Lindemann which should be shared at the outset with the reader of this review. They are (1) the liturgical church (especially the Lutheran Church) needs these volumes; (2) the worship of the church will be blessed by the use of the material in them; and (3) these volumes represent a living gift which one, who now is with the saints triumphant, wished with all his heart to bequeath to the church on earth.
Do We Need A New Liturgy?, W. Arndt
Do We Need A New Liturgy?, W. Arndt
Concordia Theological Monthly
"Wanted: Some New Wine-skins" is the caption of an engaging article in the October, 1933, number of the Lutheran. Church Quarterly, written by Albert W. Shumaker of Philadelphia. The article is so important that wo cannot refrain from submitting its main statements to our readers, with a few comments of our own.
Biblical Ethics Concerning Young People, P. E. Kretzmann
Biblical Ethics Concerning Young People, P. E. Kretzmann
Concordia Theological Monthly
Every age has its iconoclasts, and youth is ever the age of iconoclastic tendencies. But when factors of history and the economic conditions of a country combine to make such tendencies unusually prominent, the combination may prove extremely dangerous, if not disastrous to traditional ethical concepts. If the opinions of prominent educators, economists, and sociologists count for anything at all in this postwar period and in these days of economic depression, we are obliged to look upon our present age and generation as one which has been caught in a double flood-wave of iconoclastic tendencies and endeavors, on which account …
Religious Education In Mission-Shools In China, Fr E. Brandt
Religious Education In Mission-Shools In China, Fr E. Brandt
Concordia Theological Monthly
The question of religious education in mission-schools in China has again become very acute. In fact, it has reached a crisis. The present regulations touching religious instruction in elementary and middle schools are as follows: "A private school founded by a religious body is not permitted to give religion as a required subject, nor is religious propaganda permitted in the class instruction. If there are any religious exercises, students shall not be compelled or enticed to participate. No religious exercises shall be allowed in primary schools.'' (Chap.1, Art. 5.)
Suggestive Material For Song Service Address, L Blankenbuehler
Suggestive Material For Song Service Address, L Blankenbuehler
Concordia Theological Monthly
The Lutheran Church possesses in its beautiful hymns a priceless treasure. This fact is often attested to by non-Lutheran authorities ·on hymnology. On a recent lecture tour through the United States the greatest living authority on Bach, Dr. Terry, of Edinburgh, referred to the Lutheran hymnal as "that precious legacy of the Reformation.'' The man who gave the Church of the Reformation her first hymnal is the same who gave the Church the open Bible by putting the Word of God into the vernacular, the same who summed up the fundamental teachings of the Holy Book in that marvelous "Laymen's …