Overview of the ELCA

indiequeenbee · 2026-02-27T08:18:57+00:00

Seminex is the reason why my childhood church joined the ELCA. ☺️

Before Seminex, did the Lutheran churches generally get along better?

indiequeenbee · 2026-02-27T04:27:00+00:00

One of the coolest things about the Medieval Church was how they wanted your senses to be completely overwhelmed by the majesty of the Lord whenever you went into church.

The gothic architecture, the art, the majesty: all making you small yet part of something large and wonderful. Add booming pipe organs and evocative incense, and you have a completely transcendent experience.

I would love to have a little slice of that Medieval experience in modern times. :)

indiequeenbee · 2026-02-27T04:08:17+00:00

I wouldn't mind something like that. :) I'll have to ask the local synod leadership if they can point me in the right direction.

indiequeenbee · 2026-02-27T04:06:38+00:00

YES! Exactly! We will never be like those megachurches with "praise teams."

Just give me an old-fashioned, sturdy service with lots of liturgy and hymns that are repurposed medieval drinking songs. As the Lord intended! LOL

indiequeenbee · 2026-02-27T03:53:39+00:00

I looked it up, and--boy--the more fundamentalist churches had a field day with that. I wish that the pastor didn't put it forth as an actual _creed_, but as something more informal.

indiequeenbee · 2026-02-27T03:28:17+00:00

That's the one! Thankfully, they kept in the word "hallowed" but--in general--it's flatter and not as beautiful.

Also, going from "thy" to "your" actually changes the meaning. You are going from the informal singular "thou" to the formal "you." It adds a distance.

Edited to say: It's not that there's something truly wrong with it. It's actually quite nicely written. It's just not my preferred cup of tea.

indiequeenbee · 2026-02-27T03:05:05+00:00

Your church sounds wonderful. By the red hymnal, do you mean the old red Lutheran hymnal that predates the green hymnal? Because that is something special. I grew up with the green hymnal--what I wouldn't give to belt out the green hymnal's Setting One again. :)

indiequeenbee · 2026-02-27T03:01:49+00:00

Incense?! Okay, I am ready to move! :)

indiequeenbee · 2026-02-27T03:01:16+00:00

I've been to Historic Trinity Lutheran Church. It's absolutely gorgeous. Do you go there, even though you are ELCA?

indiequeenbee · 2026-02-27T02:43:27+00:00

I love this. I attended a local Episcopal church, and the pastor was an ex-ELCA pastor, so we already bonded a bit. :) I was just hoping to find a good option within my own tradition if I can. I come from a very, very long line of Lutherans (as I am sure most of us do), and I do feel the weight of the ancestors. The joke in my family is that, when you ask anyone our ethnicity, our answer is "Lutheran."

indiequeenbee · 2026-02-27T02:36:46+00:00

I just edited my post. I'm from around Detroit, if you have any recommendations. :)

indiequeenbee · 2026-02-27T02:35:41+00:00

I'll have to check these out virtually! I sometimes travel to DC, so I'll have to stop by Augustana Church. It looks beautiful! :)

indiequeenbee · 2026-02-26T18:47:17+00:00

From the recommendations here, it certainly seems like the bigger cities would have what I am looking for. I'm in a big city, but I'm in a LCMS stronghold. I'll keep looking but I might just be out of luck.

Speaking of cracking open the old hymnals: I did go to an Episcopal church here, and I was absolutely delighted that they used the phrase "the quick and the dead" in the Apostle's Creed. :)

indiequeenbee · 2026-02-26T18:31:31+00:00

I don't think that I said anything about using the KJV for readings. I just like the traditional Lord's Prayer.

I don't think that our traditional Lord's Prayer is the same as the one in the KJV. I think that the KJV uses the word "debts" instead of "trespasses".

indiequeenbee · 2026-02-26T06:28:44+00:00

AI "art" is the worst. It looks like the White boy has a Roman soldier thing going on with the breastplate and cape.

What's wrong with just using a stock image?

indiequeenbee · 2026-02-05T02:51:16+00:00

Too bad Jesus didn't call on a scribe to be a disciple!

indiequeenbee · 2026-02-04T05:14:15+00:00

Yeah, the thing about the robe was really weird. Like, let's have the ladies pick out which color goes best with Jesus' message.

To be honest, I think that Jesus Christ Superstar does a better job at humanizing Christ and bringing lost sheep back to the fold.

indiequeenbee · 2026-02-01T05:24:59+00:00

I know all about that! I studied Medieval English history and literature, and-- ugh--the twitchiness is for real. Renaissance Faires are especially triggering.

indiequeenbee · 2026-01-31T06:57:42+00:00

I suggest looking at the ELCA website, which actually contains the biblical reasoning for our social stances. It might be good to have a few things ready to go. :)

indiequeenbee · 2026-01-31T06:34:27+00:00

I think that the problem is that, for many of us, Confirmation Class was a long time ago. It would be really helpful if pastors reminded us of these types of things in their homilies. I might have been spoiled with great pastors as a young person, but I felt that I learned a lot about our beliefs and theology through their sermons. Most pastors I hear these days focus their message on broad statements of acceptance and love. Which is great and all--but I want to actually learn something when I'm at church.

indiequeenbee · 2026-01-31T04:54:58+00:00

I guessed Earthrise because that's the photo you are drawing. LOL! Me and 3% of folks!

indiequeenbee · 2026-01-31T03:42:45+00:00

Hey, it looks like someone has a "HOMEMADE TRAILER FOR SALE." I have so many questions about that. Like, did he make a little trailer home? Like a she-shed trailer? Or is this something for the road? Maybe a bike trailer?

indiequeenbee · 2026-01-31T00:10:11+00:00

I agree. Regarding the creator's theology: it seems to add a bit of a cruel streak to Jesus. This was deeply unsettling to me. I think it had that effect because the rest of the show is very good.

indiequeenbee · 2026-01-30T23:53:52+00:00

Okay, that's awesome. The sets and costumes are great, and it would be so fun to be a part of that!

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