Jan 20, 2019
Me at a con
A fellow geek: "The Force be with you!"
My Lutheran ass: "And also with you!"
seen from Türkiye
seen from United States
seen from Germany
seen from Germany
seen from Uzbekistan
seen from China
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from Vietnam
seen from Spain
seen from China
seen from United States
seen from United Kingdom
seen from United States
seen from Malaysia
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from Japan
seen from United States
Me at a con
A fellow geek: "The Force be with you!"
My Lutheran ass: "And also with you!"
When the hymn has lines that end in “seen” and “been” but the congregation pronounces “been” the American way so it doesn’t rhyme.
Post Easter Vigil Selfie because I can.
not-fun said: it always cracks me up to see you stuffed in choir robes like THESE BARELY FIT, SOMEWHERE ANGELS ARE GIGGLING AT MUSCLES
IT’S THE LARGEST ROBE THAT WE OWN. I CANNOT HELP IT. NOBODY IMAGINES BROS BEING LUTHERAN LAY ASSISTANTS. NOBODY MAKES ANYTHING FOR A 50 INCH CHEST.
Thoughts from a Christian on a Christianity issue:
In the past, I’ve heard the phrase that a person might just like going to church for the singing and the music, and I sometimes worried that I was one of those people. Then I started playing for a church whose services are pretty much a sermon (and not a text based sermon, seems to me) and a bunch of songs, and I’ve realized that I really do also want the liturgy to feel grounded in history, the confession and absolution to remind me that there’s a reason we need all this, the readings to allow me to interpret the basis for the sermon on my own ahead of time, and text-based, grace focused sermons instead of just a motivational speech. It’s made me appreciate my home church more, that’s for sure. It’s also given me the reassurance that there’s a faith in me beyond all of the window dressing that goes into a worship service. Without the historical context and the understanding that humans are flawed, imperfect creatures, a worship service just feels like a saccharine, pat on the back, you-are-a good-person-for-coming-to-church merit badge. This wouldn’t be a problem, except that I worry about the worldview that comes from a church that fails to hold up a mirror to its congregation and show its members that hey, no one is superior to others, we all need some help getting through life, and we all fall short of God’s and each other’s expectations.
Anyone else slightly confused that all the current editions are the same colour? I know I've reached for a hymnal a few times only to find out it's a Bible.
I’m in church and they have free wifi BUT IM IN CHURCH UGH
Have you ever been in church and you're in line for communion and you're literally praying that the pastor doesn't give you a huge piece of the bread because it tastes awful and then when he ends up giving you pretty much half of the loaf you can literally feel God trolling your existence