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What r/LCMS is talking about this week

r/LCMS has 8,430 members and 3 posts in the last 24 hours, with about 1.5 comments an hour right now. From the Redlisten index, refreshed daily.

8,430members
3posts in the last 24 hours, newest 16 h ago
1.5comments an hour right now, newest 14 h ago
49points on the top thread this week

Words coming up in r/LCMS this week

lutheran14american7seminary6lutheranism5sins5biblical5devotions5theological5ministry4parish4church4perspective3

Top threads this week

  1. Atheist for 10+ years, finally returning to Lutheranism

    After losing my religion around age 12, I have finally returned to the faith at age 24. I was one of many of my generation who fell into the online skeptic "New Atheism" scene during the 2010s...

    49 points27 comments4 d ago
  2. I made a LCMS Guide to the Sacraments and Crux Theologorum to hopefully help people understand the LCMS perspective!

    LCMS Sacraments Guide I did use Claude for assistance in gathering material, structure and coding. Everything is cited and sourced from official LCMS documentations.

    20 points2 comments6 d ago
  3. Men's Ministry: Remote Workers' Fellowship

    Has anyone setup a co-working fellowship out of their parish for the brothers who work remote so they can get together on a weekly basis to celebrate wins, talk through challenges, and fellowship...

    11 points1 comment3 d ago
  4. What Do You All Know About Kpop Demon Hunters?

    I have a six year old girl who is constantly asking about it. Apparently she has a friend or two at school who are into it, and she has seen advertisements for it and toys based on it and is very...

    9 points30 comments5 d ago
  5. Debate: Should Lutherans Adopt Contemporary Worship? Bryan Wolfmueller vs. Steve Zank

    YouTube description: Join us at Luther Classical College in Casper, Wyoming, as Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller and Rev. Stephen Zank debate historic liturgy, contemporary worship, and Christian freedom....

    8 points25 comments1 d ago
  6. Deaconess Discernment

    Hey, I’d love some advice/insights. I’ll try to be brief. I am in my 30’s have a career but considering shifting that to part time (which is possible) and then pursuing becoming a deaconess part...

    7 points8 comments2 d ago
  7. Hymn Stanza Sermon Start

    I have heard from and about several pastors who have the practice of beginning their sermons with a hymn verse as a prayer, such as using On My Heart Imprint Your Image during the season of Lent....

    6 points4 comments7 d ago
  8. Is the LCMS saying private consent is enough to make a valid marriage?

    I accidentally found the 1981 document on marriage and got highly confused, because it looks like its saying that consent alone even if illegal creates a valid marriage before God, as it reads:...

    5 points32 comments2 d ago
  9. The Baptism of Jesus for Chistians to receive the Holy Spirit

    Usually, I have just thought about the promise in Acts 2 as far as the Holy Spirit being given to Christians. Thought about this: People ask why Christ was baptized When Christ was baptized, the...

    5 points7 comments4 d ago
  10. Does the LCMS have materials/views on intentional discipleship? (Philippines/LCP context)

    Coming from an evangelical background (a background which I highly appreciate), I want to know if the LCMS has any document regarding intentional discipleship/small groups/disciplers. I haven't...

    5 points5 comments4 d ago

Newest posts

  1. Comprecation as a Lutheran
    1 points0 comments16 h ago
  2. Veneration of images vs. pledge to American flag
    1 points0 comments20 h ago
  3. Joined!
    1 points0 comments22 h ago
  4. Question about switching congregations
    2 points12 comments1 d ago
  5. Debate: Should Lutherans Adopt Contemporary Worship? Bryan Wolfmueller vs. Steve Zank
    8 points25 comments1 d ago
  6. Just a rant...
    2 points3 comments1 d ago
  7. Deaconess Discernment
    7 points8 comments2 d ago
  8. Is the LCMS saying private consent is enough to make a valid marriage?
    5 points32 comments2 d ago
  9. Men's Ministry: Remote Workers' Fellowship
    11 points1 comment3 d ago
  10. LCMS Parish Relocation Services
    4 points3 comments4 d ago
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