tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post141902081375403716..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: The problem of English. . .Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-55294885557817824422018-12-08T16:44:32.039-06:002018-12-08T16:44:32.039-06:00The paucity is not in the lack of rich language us...The paucity is not in the lack of rich language usage, but in the lack of desire to think. We would rather float along on a stream of words, instead of swimming in and through them. It requires thought to read and understand the Collect. Recognizing the common theme in any particular Sunday’s Propers and Prayers is more work than the average mind desires to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-77520217291757374252018-12-07T12:19:35.524-06:002018-12-07T12:19:35.524-06:00I was a better student in public school because of...I was a better student in public school because of what I learned about languages, history, human nature, wisdom and numerous other subjects in worship.Pastor Rich Balvanzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678328605626203971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-25155212713737679222018-12-07T11:24:39.651-06:002018-12-07T11:24:39.651-06:00Thank you, Pr. Peters, for pointing out the import...Thank you, Pr. Peters, for pointing out the importance of the Collect. When I was first training to become a Lay Reader (LCA at that time), my Pastor told us that we should study the Collect and the Propers and seek the common theme running through them all. Sometimes that is difficult to do, but it is always a useful exercise to make the attempt.<br /><br />Now, when I prepare a sermon, I always study the Collect first, and often begin my sermon with comments on the Collect and what it says about the theme of the Sunday. Then we can go on to explore the Proper lessons for the day in light of that theme.<br /><br />Fr.D+ Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-72359829406060261512018-12-07T11:01:38.589-06:002018-12-07T11:01:38.589-06:00It is possible for a Lutheran pastor to preach a d...It is possible for a Lutheran pastor to preach a different text<br />for 9 straight years on Sunday mornings. If he rides the tricycle<br />of A,B,C and the O.T. lesson, Epistle, and Gospel reading. However,<br />there are perhaps few pastors who attempt this feat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-34965594710051169732018-12-07T09:50:29.554-06:002018-12-07T09:50:29.554-06:00Thank you for the post, Pastor.
I remember back in...Thank you for the post, Pastor.<br />I remember back in Deacon School (you do remember the now-gone LC-MS Deacon Program), Pastor Jack McWhirter told us to study the COLLECT each Sunday. Short and simple on the surface, it set the theme for that whole Sunday of the Church Calendar.<br />The COLLECT for this coming Sunday reads "Stir up our hearts, O Lord, to make ready the way of Your only-begotten Son, that by His coming we may be enabled to serve You with pure minds; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever." <br />Short...but deep...if you can get the people to think about the readings and prayers for that day. Advent..Christ has come at Christmas...Christ is with us today in the Liturgy...Christ will come again at the Last Judgement...Are you prepared? We pray that through our God-Given VOCATIONS we can serve God and serve those we Love. If we can teach people to see the beauty and the depth of the Liturgy they are given every Sunday, it would be a huge, simple step toward them hearing God speak every Sunday through the Liturgy.<br />Thanks again for your blog...simple...direct...deep.<br />Ex-Deacon, Timothy Carter, Kingsport, TN. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-29639466304067049372018-12-07T07:54:20.573-06:002018-12-07T07:54:20.573-06:00Take time to read the Collect. If there is somethi...Take time to read the Collect. If there is something to elaborate on the sentences, the pastor should do that in the sermon. Often times liturgy has succinct passages with words that carry a lot of weight that need to be elaborated on.Ted Badjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03220879004715648795noreply@blogger.com