tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461698464806055180.post3332467229468662940..comments2021-06-03T13:58:52.783-07:00Comments on Fine Tuning: Lutheran Identity in WorshipPhillip Magnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17841725361772353858noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461698464806055180.post-17269360259224933532009-08-10T20:27:43.434-07:002009-08-10T20:27:43.434-07:00Thank you for your comments, Mark! I am constantly...Thank you for your comments, Mark! I am constantly trying to put into words, both in conversation and in this blog, the differences between the nature of hymnody and worship between Lutherans and other protestant denominations. The challenge lies, not in trying to explain it to confessional Lutherans, but to those who have been sold on protestant forms and worship theology. They do not have the same categories, so it is difficult to explain it in terms with which they will resonate. Do protestant hymns that are not Lutheran touch on all the things I have mentioned? Well, sure. But do they explore them to the degree that our hymnody does? No. So, to be Lutheran in one's worship sensibilities is to adopt and explore all those doctrinal subjects that our confessions outline. One of them is a very high Christology and sacramental understanding, such as I have not witnessed in all my days as a protestant. Blessings in your work!Stephen R. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18220307300405205197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461698464806055180.post-63152110860828651122009-08-10T11:55:47.529-07:002009-08-10T11:55:47.529-07:00you hit the nail right on the head! (oh, perhaps ...you hit the nail right on the head! (oh, perhaps that is a bad comparison...) Your Christology is a refreshing change from most church musicans.Mark Petershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079075641458609853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461698464806055180.post-55726630945095406902009-08-10T10:15:10.240-07:002009-08-10T10:15:10.240-07:00Yes, the protestant hymn repertoire has certainly ...Yes, the protestant hymn repertoire has certainly infiltrated, hasn't it? It would not be so bad were not so many of our churches bent on downplaying their particularly Lutheran identity. They end up using protestant hymns to do it and now, in our day, protestant praise and worship choruses that are more a byproduct of the Nashville entertainment culture than the church.Stephen R. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18220307300405205197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461698464806055180.post-83223900846237626642009-08-09T18:44:38.703-07:002009-08-09T18:44:38.703-07:00CALL ME! I HAVE SOME HOMETOWN NEWS THAT YOU AND YO...CALL ME! I HAVE SOME HOMETOWN NEWS THAT YOU AND YOUR WIFE WILL MOST CERTAINLY ENJOY!Papa Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00836671658024887123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461698464806055180.post-59784469703909706342009-08-08T21:02:22.498-07:002009-08-08T21:02:22.498-07:00I once accompanied a German choir for a German mas...I once accompanied a German choir for a German mass. They sang, "Naeher mein Gott zu Dir" (Nearer My God to Thee). <br /><br />It was hardly the heritage and confession I was looking for!<br /><br />IggyAntiochusIggyAntiochushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448305182789845259noreply@blogger.com