In Brief Angels were created by God to attend to the work and the person of Jesus Christ. Angels are most often invisible to human eyes. Scripture portrays angelic visitations as stunning occurrences. The angel Gabriel appears to a young girl to tell her she will be the mother of God’s Son. Nine months later [...]
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On the Wings of God’s Angels
Posted by ScotK on December 16, 2010
http://scotkinnaman.com/2010/12/16/on-the-wings-of-gods-angels/
Sexagesima
The propers for Sexagesima emphasize the warning against trusting in anything that we do. The spirit of self-seeking, or of self-trust, or of self-righteousness will taint our sacrifice and render it unacceptable, for the sacrifice of self must be offered to God and not to self.
Posted by ScotK on February 14, 2009
http://scotkinnaman.com/2009/02/14/sexagesima/
Time of Christmas — Advent
Advent in the first season in the TIME OF CHRISTMAS. The calendar of the Church begins with Advent (from Latin adventus, which means “coming into”), a four-week period of preparation before Christmas.The Savior’s birth is second in importance only to His resurrection on Easter Sunday. During Christmas and its season, Christians take time to reflect [...]
Posted by ScotK on February 7, 2007
http://scotkinnaman.com/2007/02/07/time-of-christmas-advent/
The Nativity of Our Lord and Christmastide
The season of Christmas begins with evening prayer on Christmas Eve (December 24) with the first celebration of the Nativity of Our Lord, and ends with midday prayer on January 5. The evening services of Christmas Eve mark the beginning of the Church’s celebration of the Nativity of Our Lord. The season continues after December [...]
Posted by ScotK on February 6, 2007
http://scotkinnaman.com/2007/02/06/the-nativity-of-our-lord-and-christmastide/
Daily Prayer
The Concordia Theological Seminary community invites you to listen to the Morning Office held daily at 10:00 a.m., Monday through Friday. The audio from the Chapel service is posted daily, and is typically available by 1:00 p.m. (Eastern).
Follow this link to get to the Kramer Chapel audio files.
