by Mona Marquardt | Nov 19, 2021 | Christian Education, Hey Pastor?
The answer is a complicated, kind of. Jesus is given the titles and descriptions of Israel’s kings, even though he is nothing like an earthly king. His authority comes from the truth of who Jesus is and those who recognize the truth voluntarily follow him. Jesus isn’t...
by Mona Marquardt | Nov 12, 2021 | Christian Education, Hey Pastor?
We covered why we sing in worship a while back, but who sings is a different question. I actually could not find an answer about why lay people, either someone assisting with worship or a designated singer, also called a cantor, almost always lead the kyrie. My gut...
by Mona Marquardt | Nov 4, 2021 | Christian Education, Hey Pastor?
White isn’t usually the color we wear to funerals in the US, but at church it is! At church, white is the color we most associate with Christmas, Easter, and the Ascension, important days in Jesus’ life. It is also for the days we associate with Saints and the way...
by Mona Marquardt | Oct 28, 2021 | Christian Education, Hey Pastor?
Yes! Reformation Sunday shouldn’t be limited to that Martin Luther said 500 years ago. Instead, it should inspire each of us to think about how the church still needs to be reformed today. That doesn’t just mean doing things in a new way because we can, it means...
by Mona Marquardt | Oct 20, 2021 | Christian Education, Hey Pastor?
Chasubles are Eucharist garments. In some traditions, like the Roman Catholic and Episcopal churches, the priest who will preside over communion wears a chasuble the whole service. In the Lutheran tradition, they are not required and I have frequently seen pastors put...
by Mona Marquardt | Oct 14, 2021 | Christian Education, Hey Pastor?
The altar linen that is the color of the season and doesn’t go all the way to the floor is technically called a “superfrontal.” Most people just refer to it as an altar parament. Whatever you call it and whatever color it is, it often has symbols of the Christian...
