Compline – Prayer at the Close of the Day
“The Lord Almighty grant us a quiet night and peace at the last.” The Lutheran church has been blessed to have Compline – Prayer at the Close of the Day – included in its service books. While I don’t know how many congregations gather to pray Compline on a regular basis, it is a salutary [...]
O Lord, Open My Lips
These familiar words from Psalm 51 – “O Lord, open my lips and my mouth will declare Your praise” – prepare us as we pray through Matins and Vespers. It is good to pray these words since our sinful nature does not have the words or desire to praise God. In a short article I [...]
The Kantor "Attitude"
It was with some gladness that I came across the following selection in Key Words in Music edited by Carl Schalk. “. . . The Lutheran cantor viewed the use of his artistic gifts primarily as a summons from God to preach the Gospel. He did not consider himself an individual artist who was to [...]
Kantor’s Reading List- Circ de Soleil -- From Church to Circus Pastor Peters
- Can We Still Call Ourselves the Church of J. S. Bach? Pastor Peters
- Pastoral Care Done by the Laity; Lay Work Done by the Pastor Pastor Peters
- Your Church May Not Be a Church If . . . Paul T. McCain
- What Makes Lutheran Worship Lutheran? Stephen R. Johnson
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