On Sunday May 19th we will celebrate Pentecost. On the day of Pentecost the Apostles were all together. Suddenly, a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from Heaven and filled the house they were in. Then tongues of fire came to rest on each of them, and they were filled with the […]
All Saints Day
On November 1st we celebrate All Saints Day. It is also sometimes referred to as the Commemoration of the Faithful Departed. “Saints” are all true believers on earth and in heaven, both living and dead. However, in the Lutheran Confessions, the departed ones do not hold a higher “position” in the Church. We do not […]
The Reformation
On October 31st we celebrate The Reformation. On that date in 1517, a Monk named Martin Luther nailed a list of 95 theses to the door of The Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. They were issues he wished to call into debate with the Roman Catholic Church. Luther could no longer stay silent regarding the […]