Why is reverence a hallmark of Lutheran worship?

Find out in Pastor Will Weiden's column in the latest issues etc journal.

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ETC.org in the Wittenberg trail feature

Pastor Joshua Schuping tells the story of his disillusionment with the errors of

Eastern Orthodoxy and his joy in finding a gospel-centered confession of faith

in Confessional Lutheranism. The free online issues et cetera journal issues et cetc dot org

the following is an encore presentation of issues, etc.

The country's... The countries that protect religious freedom are those who provide the best

treatment to minorities and the most vulnerable among us.

God never says anything about you being happy.

That's not the goal of life.

And that's shocking, frankly, to a lot of people,

even a lot of Christians, they're shocked to hear that God doesn't care if they're happy.

They because they're convinced that's the whole goal of life, isn't it?

The resurrection of Christ means that the roof has been blown off

and the heavens are not made of brass.

God became man, and this man... and the heavens are not made of brass.

God became man, and this man brings not merely life over death,

but he brings abundant life in the here and now.

The gift of private confession and absolution,

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