Well, the year 2007 is rapidly coming to its close. I know that because I finished up this morning the Book of Concord (I cheated and read two days in one, since I was so close to the end). Some of you will recall last year my encouragement to commit to reading the entire Book of Concord through during the course of the year. It's been a blessed and enjoyable practice, and the reading chart in the Reader's Edition makes it a rather simple task. I've marked my book up quite a bit to make it easier to find passages that I wanted to remember most especially - many of which struck me especially for this first time. I'm looking forward to the same experience next year!
So my challenge to the readers of this blog, but especially to those who hold the Office of the Holy Ministry: will you join me again in the journey through the Concordia? We'll begin on New Year's Eve as "Week I" and begin the travels again through the ecumenical Creeds and the Catechisms and then on to the later Symbols. Sasse once said something along the lines that our Symbols should be our Breviary - and while I don't think reading the Symbols can replace praying the daily office, it certainly can be a salutary supplement to the same. Won't you join me again this year?
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maybe I'll just pick up where I left off earlier this year. at this rate, I might finish the challenge by 2011.
Pr Weedon,
I will commit to reading the Symbols with you for 2008. What lectionary are we using?
If you have Reader's Edition of the Concordia, there's a table for reading through the BOC in a year included at the front, Mike. Wonderful! And Jimbo, whatever works! :)
Hmm... I guess that gives me a reason to own another edition of the BOC.
Clever excuses: for some men it's to get power tools... for me it's for books on Christian theology.
I have a copy of the newer BOC, the Concordia reader's edition. You mean that book?
I could do it too.....so far I have skipped around in it so far.
Yes, you do....sorry, I didn't see the extra comment. ;-)
Pastor,
I would be glad to read along as well.
Dennis and Lucciola,
Glad you're joining in. Working through the BOC makes for a very thought-provoking year!
I'll give it a shot. Hopefully I get farther than last year.
Great, Nathan! I'm glad you're giving it another shot.
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