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A Bundle of Myrrh

"My beloved is unto me as a bundle of myrrh." Song of Solomon 1:13

Archive for the ‘Church Year’ Category

Celebrating The Reformation

Saturday, November 4th, 2017

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October 29th was Reformation Sunday. This October 31st marked the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s posting the 95 Thesis in the church door in Wittenberg. We Lutherans get really nerdy about that.
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Fall Embertide

Sunday, October 1st, 2017

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Our Ember Days.

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The Church Year – September

Monday, September 25th, 2017

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I blinked and September went past. This is the month that really gets the ball rolling. Rolling toward the busiest time of the year and into my most favoritest season, Fall.

September holds a lot of fun commemorations and Feast days. We didn’t keep all of them but I managed to get a few in.

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Of Hearth and Home – The Sundays Part III

Sunday, July 9th, 2017

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Read The Sundays Part I and Part II

Yea though it be a Herculean feat to walk through the valley of getting ready for and getting through church every Sunday morning, God is with me. It can be hard, very hard some weeks, but it is worth the work, no, vital to continue in the work.

Yes, I blow it 5 or 6 times every Sunday and find it difficult to not just throw in the towel. Sometimes I have said to myself, “Well there’s no point in going now, you don’t deserve to even darken the door!” and “Well! If they want to make it this hard to go we’ll just stay home!”

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