My Light and My Salvation by Kurt E. Reinhardt My rating: 4 of 5 stars This little volume by Pastor Kurt E. Reinhardt is a real treasure. Like nearly every volume of poetry I’ve ever read, the quality varies from page to page, but in this one, the quality is consistently quite good. The book [...]
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My Light and My Salvation: A Review
October 22, 2009
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Review of the ELCA study bible
September 15, 2009
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Lutheran Study Bible by Augsburg Fortress My rating: 1 of 5 stars I bought this book because it has the potential to be used by my parishioners (I am an LCMS pastor). There are some physical elements to it that I like. It is easy to read, quality paper. I like the outside margin comments [...]
Cyberbrethren: A Lutheran Blog: Sneak Pre-Preview of The Lutheran Study Bible
January 17, 2009
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Paul McCain continues to tease us with pages and information about the upcoming Lutheran Study Bible. I have the link to his article below. Check it out. P Cyberbrethren: A Lutheran Blog: Sneak Pre-Preview of The Lutheran Study Bible
Recently Rev. Paul McCain announced the “birth” of Baby Concordia, the Pocket Edition of the Lutheran Confessions. Being a hopeless bibliophile, especially on editions of the Book of Concord, I ordered one right away. Here it is: My initial reactions are very positive. It’s roughly the same size as my old pocket edition of Lutheran [...]
Heirs of the Reformation: Treasures of the Singing Church
January 7, 2009
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Imagine 45 of the greatest Lutheran hymns (okay, a few straight choir selections) from the 17th century, done by well trained musicians, with great instruments. Now imagine it done in English, with mostly LSB hymn translations. Now imagine a great booklet describing each piece. That is Heirs of the Reformation. This collection is really incredible. [...]
The Shack: A Lutheran Review
January 7, 2009
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The Shack by William P. Young My review rating: 3 of 5 stars It is frankly unusual for me to like a bestseller that is a religious book. Most of the religious books out there are hype and non-sense, and are quite anti-Christian. I haven’t decided about this one yet. My initial read was that [...]
To Live with Christ, by Bo Giertz
June 11, 2008
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This “little” (829 pages) book is fantastic! It is a daily devotion book based on the historic lectionary by one of the great lights of confessional Lutheranism in the 20th century, Bishop Bo Giertz. He is best known in our circles for his book, The Hammer of God, but he’s written many wonderful works, including [...]
The Saccharine Jesus
May 29, 2008
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I just finished reading Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. It’s been a long time since I read it, if ever. The premise is a world of mostly self-imposed censorship, because people simply no longer desired to read and to think. it’s also a commentary on the passive nature of television and other audio media. This [...]
This little volume, recently republished by Lutheran Legacy Publishing, is a delightful resource for churches and pastors that use the historic lectionary. It’s 141 pages, and costs only $15. There are two pages on each Sunday of the Church Year. In it he takes a doctrine that the Sunday proclaims, has 20-30 Scripture references in [...]
Eragon and Eldest – A Review of Two
January 30, 2008
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There are a number of things about these two books that fascinate me: 1) It is epic fantasy in the Tolkien traditio; 2) It’s written for youth; 3) The author started it when he was fifteen; and 4) The author was home schooled.
