Sermon for Maundy Thursday, April 9, 2020 (Matthew 26:17-30)

"Altarpiece of the Holy Sacrament" (1458) by Dieric Bouts (1420-1475). M-Museum, Louvain. Public Domain. Originally preached/written for Emmaus Lutheran Church, Dorsey, Illinois. In the name of Jesus, amen. “Why is this night different from all other nights?”  This is the question often asked by the youngest child at a Jewish Passover Seder meal.  Perhaps you’ve … Continue reading Sermon for Maundy Thursday, April 9, 2020 (Matthew 26:17-30)

Reblog: “Why Karl Barth Should Have Just Read Johann Gerhard” (Just & Sinner)

Given that our featured work for the podcast is Gerhard's Sacred Meditations, I found this piece to be happily timed. Just posted today, and worth the read: "Why Karl Barth Should Have Just Read Johann Gerhard", by Nathan Rinne and Paul Strawn on Just and Sinner. Here's an excerpt: Hermann Rahtmann was a Lutheran pastor who, … Continue reading Reblog: “Why Karl Barth Should Have Just Read Johann Gerhard” (Just & Sinner)