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/ Psalm 32:6-7
We are not only surrounded by deliverance, but by songs of deliverance.
/ Confessional Mirror
The Lutheran Church has the tradition of the Confessional Mirror, questions used for self reflection on the Ten Commandments.
Here is my ten-question mirror:
Ten Questions from the Ten Commandments:
What am I afraid of?
How are my prayers?
What is my attitude toward worship?
What is my attitude toward authority?
Am I angry?
Am I chaste?
Am I generous?
Am I bitter?
& 10. Am I happy? Am I content?
For the longer list of questions, here are some resources:
Korby’s (my favorite):
https://www.goodshepherd.nb.ca/SelfExamination/SelfExamination.pdf
The Brotherhood Prayer Book’s:
http://emmanuelpress.us/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/BPB-Beichtspiegel1.pdf
/ The Passion of Jesus from All Four Gospels
Here’s my attempt at putting all four Gospels together for Holy Week. We’re using this for our midweek services. It contains only the words from the Scriptures, and all verses are indicated. You can download the PDF or Word document for your use.
/ Ash Wednesday Multi-Media Playlist
In 2019 you all helped me build this great collection of Lenten Resources (hymns, art, poems). Please add more in the comments.
/ About “Lent”
Click here for bullet points from Pr Pless.
/ Coffee, For You
My friend Steve started a coffee company.
Please add your own theological recommendations in the comments.
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Christ is Risen! Pastor Wolfmueller
Psalm 27:4
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Thank you for these resources! It looks like the link on the About Lent... page to Pr. Pless' church year notes is now returning 404 Not Found.
A few things I'm aware of that are available for free online:
Internet Archive has 'The 1529 Holy Week and Easter Sermons of Dr. Martin Luther' available to borrow with a free account. https://archive.org/details/1529holyweekeast0000luth
The 1918 edition of the Evangelical Lutheran Hymnbook is available on Google Books, including its Passion hymnody. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Evangelical_Lutheran_Hymn_book/ZxmgbM_XXtcC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PP9&printsec=frontcover
Not Lutheran, but Catholic Art Gallery at Catholic Library has a lot of historical art pieces sorted by theme and topic. https://catholiclibrary.org/art/
Edward Riojas's passion and crucifixion paintings are great.
https://edriojasartist.com/original-works/
https://edriojasartist.com/giclee-prints-2/giclee-prints/
Wikipedia/Wikisource has the English text of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers available. The index is here, and the links under "Wikisource has original text related to this article" take you to volume one and two. Chrysostom's writings on the Passion narratives would be a good place to start. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicene_and_Post-Nicene_Fathers
For those wanting to work on their Greek instead, a good chunk of the same Patristic texts in Greek are available with a free account at the Thesaurus Lingua Graecae. https://stephanus.tlg.uci.edu/index.php
Spanish devotions for Lent: A PDF of the Q1 2024 "The Word of the Lord Endures Forever" Spanish daily devotional series is available for free download on the Lutheran Heritage Foundation website. https://pubsearch.lhfmissions.org/
And Lutheran Public Radio plays seasonal and reverent Lutheran music. https://lutheranpublicradio.org/