When defending a biblical doctrine or practice, have you ever been accused of not caring for the lost?

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In the Wittenburg Trail feature, Jeremy Lamont recounts his slow and sometimes painful path

out of Mormonism to the Lutheran Confession.

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From Holy Ghost to our friend, the fullness of your praises and to feel the trade for my dead heart.

You made it love to them in part, Lord, well done by your fire and light,

and souls in willing faith unite, and learn to speak our common tongue.

Will this the Lord, our highest praise be sung?

Alleluia, alleluia.

The Pentecost hymn come Holy Ghost, the day of Pentecost approaches,

and if you stop and think about it, that Sunday's a little different than others.

It is not built around, say, the gospel reading of the words of Christ per se,

although those certainly have their prominent place, it's built around an event.

The day of Pentecost itself, which is nothing new, it was an Old Testament feast

that the Holy Spirit takes up, and well, I guess you could say remakes were recreates.

Welcome back to issues et cetera coming to you live from the studios of Lutheran public radio

in Collinsville, Illinois. I'm Todd Wilkin. Thanks for tuning us in.

It's time to look forward to Sunday morning, the day of Pentecost, according to the three-year

electionary. Pastor Sean Denzer is our guest, director of worship, for the Lutheran Church

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