Blog List

School-work has been heating up, even if the weather has not. Therefore, I've not had as much time to work on this blog lately. However, I would like to introduce each blog that I have included on my blog list to the right. I will go in alphabetical order, although the list is ordered by most recent post.

All for Hymn is an LCMS blog that discusses hymnody, namely arrangements and translations thereof. I like this blog because it is both confessional (i.e., in line with the Book of Concord) and easily applicable to the twenty-first century. It is updated often. There are even a few posts based on this blog, for which I am most grateful.

Better Bibles Blog discusses translations, especially focusing on understandability and accuracy of translation. I believe that it is cross-denominational. Not every post is exciting to the layperson, but there are some gems. It updates periodically.

Cyberbrethren is another confessional LCMS blog. It discusses many different issues, including pastorship, the liturgical year, and the latest news from CPH. It updates daily.

Extreme Theology is a conservative LCMS blog that discusses various issues, especially concerning the emergent church. While I don't always fully agree with the writer's style (often a bit harsh), he often makes excellent points. It updates once in a while, usually every week.

Hymnoglypt is an LCMS blog that translates (mostly) Lutheran hymns. There is often a reason these hymns have not been translated before. Some have difficult tunes, while others have been translated incorrectly. Still others might have been only partially translated. Having said this, these are excellent hymns and can add much depth to ones personal devotion time. It updates usually once a week.

Joyous Exchange is a blog by a couple of pastors in the Church of the Lutheran Brethren, a denomination that has been described as traditional in theology and contemporary in practice. It is an unique denomination and this is the best blog I have found from it. It updates a couple times every week.

Latin Word of the Day is an LCMS blog that I just discovered. Each day, it discusses a Latin phrase important to the historic Lutheran Church. (It is currently going through the Ten Commandments and their meaning from the Small Catechism.) Obviously, it is updated daily.

Lutheran Hymn Revival is a Lutheran blog that posts new hymns, essentially. It is updated every once in a while.

Mises Economics Blog promotes the Austrian school of economics. I hate when politics and the Church intermix, but it's always safe to discuss economics, right? Anyway, while not every post is relevant to the average person, many are. It updates daily.

Starke Kirchenlieder is an LCMS blog that posts hymns, either as published in the LSB or recently written by Rev. Steven Starke himself. It updates once every couple of weeks or so.

Stuff Christian Culture Likes is a generic Christian blog that posts humorous discussions of things that stereotypical Christians (usually "evangelical") love. It updates around twice a week.

The Compline Choir is not a blog, but it posts podcasts every once in a while, so that counts! Anyway, every Sunday at 9:30p (Pacific) the Compline Choir of St. Mark's (Episcopal) Cathedral in Seattle, WA sings the liturgy of Compline. On the link, one can click the link to hear the live broadcast at king.org or can listen to recorded podcasts of many of the services by clicking "Podcasts." It is not Lutheran, so there are occasional "moments," but for the most part the service can be useful to all.

Weedon's Blog is an LCMS blog that deals with various topics in the Church, including liturgy. It updates daily if not more often.

Worship Concord is still another LCMS blog that quotes church leaders of yesteryear when dealing with worship, liturgy, etc. It is one of the only blogs that uses the Book of Concord, Luther, and others to defend "contemporary" worship. It updates just about every day.

Worship Ideas You Can Use is a WELS blog meant to aid congregations and music leaders bridge the gap between "traditional" and "contemporary" worship.

If anyone knows of a blog that could or should be on this list, let me know and I will consider it.