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All Saints Sunday
Posted on Oct 29, 2012 7:52:51 AM by Linda Cable Shute in Potpourri, in review-prelude
Worship as Spiritual Formation
Posted on Sep 24, 2012 8:26:25 AM by Valerie Hess in Potpourri, in review-prelude
The Latin phrase lex orandi, lex credendi, lex vivendi essentially means “how we pray influences what we believe and how we live our lives.” The phrase is important because it means that all aspects of worship influence spiritual formation, both for individuals and for gathered worshiping communities. Spiritual formation is anything, Christ-centered or not, that forms our deepest being. Everyone on the planet has a spiritual formation of some kind, for good or for ill, as everything we read, sing, and listen to contributes to the formation of our souls and spirits.
Read More > >Lesser Festivals: To Observe or Not to Observe
Posted on Sep 17, 2012 8:52:27 AM by Craig Mueller in Potpourri, in review-prelude
Five Keys to New Life
Posted on Aug 13, 2012 7:34:11 AM by Nancy Raabe in Potpourri, in review-prelude
What is Lutheran Church Music?
Posted on Jun 25, 2012 9:08:48 AM by Michael Krentz in Potpourri, in review-prelude
Around the church we can hear things like “that song is not very Lutheran!” Or “why don’t we sing any good Lutheran hymns?” Or “Lutheran church music is _____ (fill in the blank: beautiful, boring, diverse, dying, etc.).” Any such things pre-suppose that there are Lutheran songs or that there is Lutheran church music. So then quickly we ask “what is Lutheran church music?”
Read More > >Radio and Internet Ministry
Posted on May 28, 2012 8:36:49 AM by Ron Marenchin in Potpourri, in review-prelude
In late 1999 there was a major television special highlighting the 100 most influential people of the past millennium. King of the hill was Johann Gutenberg, inventor of the movable type printing press.
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Posted on Dec 22, 2011 4:52:39 PM by Augsburg Fortress in Potpourri
"Dare we hear, in Mary’s Magnificat, echoes of Jesus’ last words in John?"
— Nancy Raabe, music director and cantor at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Columbus, Ohio, composer
Read the blog post here.
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Posted on Nov 18, 2011 4:27:29 PM by Augsburg Fortress in Potpourri
All of the research that's been done... has really said that the greatest thing we can do to keep our voices healthy and sounding young is to keep our bodies healthy and active.
— Dr. Christopher Aspaas, Associate Professor of Music, St. Olaf College
Listen to Jane Knappe's interview of Dr. John Ferguson and Dr. Christopher Aspaas on a variety of topics from evolving church music to healthy voices.
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Posted on Oct 7, 2011 12:44:29 PM by Augsburg Fortress in Potpourri
"He uses music to teach me; any good note that I hit is proof that the Holy Spirit exists, and every bad note that I hit is a reminder that I am nothing apart from Christ." —Nadia Ifland
A Christian band violinist shares her thoughts on the internal struggles and lessons found in her role in music ministry.
Read the blog post here.
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Posted on Sep 30, 2011 2:58:40 PM by Augsburg Fortress in Potpourri, in review-prelude
Read More > >God gave us music that we might pray without words. —Unknown
