Pastoral Meanderings: Ah, we once knew how to build churches. . . too bad we forgot.

Saturday, May 23, 2015

Ah, we once knew how to build churches. . . too bad we forgot.

Compare and contrast. . . St. John Lutheran, Forest Park, IL (Chicago):

And this. . .

You pick the one that is consistent with Lutheran Confessional, liturgical, and sacramental identity. . .

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: (Sarcasm button on.)

Come on pastor, get with the times. They are called worship center's now.

(Sarcasm button off); May 23, 2015 at 7:14 AM
Paul said...: The former is a sanctuary, a holy place where the Divine Service comes to fill empty hearts with the means of grace. The latter is an auditorium with a stage upon which nothing of eternal significance takes place.; May 27, 2015 at 5:01 PM

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This is the Means of Grace Window that is above the altar of Grace Lutheran Church where I serve. It reminds us of the keys (confession and absolution), the wheat(the bread which is the Body of Christ), the cup (which is His Blood), the Word (Scripture), and the Pastoral Office (the red stole). In this one wonderful window we see the treasures of the Church in the Word and Sacraments and I love that it is available for all to see. I realize that this image has been stolen all over the internet but it is a real window, a copyrighted image, belonging to Grace Lutheran Church, Clarksville, Tennessee, which has kindly allowed my use of it...