06 September 2008

"Teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you..."

Tonight we celebrated three adult confirmations - a great joy indeed.  Welcome to the St. Paul's family and to the Evangelical Lutheran Church, Maggie, Lisa and Dustin!

Fitting somehow that summer's Catechesis wrapped up with Confirmations today and that tomorrow we begin Catechesis again - 5 p.m. in the Church sanctuary we'll start our Catechism Services.  Up for tomorrow: Commandments 1 to 3 from Luke 16, Lazarus and the Rich Man.

The Christian is never done learning because Christ our Lord is never done teaching.  Always more gifts He has for us as we learn together to live under His grace, in His mercy and forgiveness, to be shaped by His love.

3 comments:

Dan @ Necessary Roughness said...

Ugh. Why not "mark" and "avoid"? Relatives?

David Rosenkoetter said...

Hi, Scott.

You wrote that you were about to take that pastor outside....Behind the wood shed? Armed with the Word? I would have walked, too, right away upon discovering the nonsense you had to endure.

William Weedon said...

Scott,

Sounds atrocious. And the sad part is, I'm sure the pastor has nothing but good intentions. Still, those who engage in such pastoral shenanigans are, as a friend put it, the best recruiters for the Orthodox and Rome - they should be on THEIR payrolls!