Our new Christmas cards are now available!

by | Nov 1, 2014 |

Christ the Lord-Web-600pxWe are pleased to unveil two new Christmas cards for 2014. The first card (right) features stained glass found in a local church, Faith Lutheran in Roanoke, Indiana. The words of “O Come, All Ye Faithful” appear muted in the background, with the final line of the fourth stanza boldly proclaiming, “Word of the Father now in flesh appearing!” The greeting inside continues with the refrain, “O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord!”

The second design (below) is a beautiful nativity scene pictured on a Russian triptych from our own collection. A triptych has artwork divided into three panels which are hinged together and can be folded shut or displayed open. The angels in the side panels are identified in Russian as Nativity Triptych-FB-cropped-600pxMichael and Gabriel, while the text in the middle declares “the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (This is also noted on the back of the card.) The greeting inside simply states, “Glory to the newborn King,” which comes from the refrain of “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.”

Visit our Christmas Cards page to view all of our cards and their inside greetings. Can’t decide on one design? We now offer variety with a new assortment set.

Now available: 8″ x 10″ print of Six Chief Parts Artwork

by | Oct 30, 2014 |

Six Chief Parts The artwork on our Six Chief Parts greeting card is now available in an 8″ x 10″ print. Priced at only $10.00, this is the perfect gift for your pastor, those receiving first communion or confirmation, new members, or as a unique gift for your favorite Lutheran.

Description: Symbols for each of the six chief parts are arranged in a cruciform shape: tablets of the Law represent the Ten Commandments; chalice and host, the Lord’s Supper; scallop shell with three water drops, Holy Baptism; thurible with incense rising to heaven, the Lord’s Prayer; and crossed keys, the Office of the Keys. Central to all is a triangle interwoven with a circle, symbolizing the Holy Trinity confessed in the Apostle’s Creed. These symbols are charged on a red Latin cross pointing to Christ’s all-atoning sacrifice, which in turn gives life and produces fruit in the life of the Church and her saints.

Now Available! God With Us: Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany Sermons by David H. Petersen

by | Oct 16, 2014 |

God With Us coverIn 2012, we published Thy Kingdom Come: Lent and Easter Sermons by David H. Petersen. We are pleased to announce his next volume, God With Us, which includes fifty-nine sermons spanning Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany up to Transfiguration. These sermons – which were preached at Redeemer Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne, during Sunday Divine Services as well as daily Advent Divine Services – are now gathered together in one volume, serving as an excellent daily devotion.

“There is perhaps no other season in the church year that better embodies what we experience as Christians than the season of Advent. Observing Advent means learning to wait. . . .The sermons in God With Us will help you learn to wait and to wait for the right things. You will hear not only that Christ has come in the flesh to save us from sin and death, but also that He comes still in Word and Sacrament, and that He is coming again to take us from this vale of tears to Himself. You will be reminded not just of what God in Christ has done, but what He promises to do now and in the future. You will learn to wait for Christ and the fulfillment of His promises. For if we are shaped by what we wait for, then waiting for the right things will form us and thus prepare us to receive them when they come. It will mold us into those who wait and watch for Christ: the one who came, who comes, and who is coming again.”
-an excerpt from the Foreword by Rev. Jason Braaten

“Almost no one I know of has the ability that Fr. Petersen has to simply speak God’s truth to us – both in its devastating exposure of the darkest secrets of our hearts and in its intense comfort to the troubled conscience.”         -Rev. William Weedon

PetersenRev. David H. Petersen has been pastor at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne, Indiana, since 2000. In addition to his pastoral duties, he is also a frequent speaker, prolific writer, and magazine editor, serving as editor of the Lutheran journal Gottesdienst, for which he writes on the life and liturgy of the Church. Rev. Petersen graduated from Concordia Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity in 1996 and received a Master of Sacred Theology in 2012, having written his thesis on Law and Gospel and the preaching of Norman Nagel.

The Brotherhood Prayer Book: The Feast of the Holy Trinity

by | Jun 15, 2014 |

TRINITYTIDE

Listen to O Pater sancte chanted.

Father most holy, merciful and tender,
Jesus, our Savior, with the Father reigning,
Spirit of comfort, advocate, defender,
Light never waning;

Trinity blessed, unity unshaken,
Goodness unbounded, very God of heaven,
Light of the angels, joy of those forsaken,
Hope of all living;

Maker of all things, all thy creatures praise Thee;
All for Thy worship were and are created;
Now as we also worship Thee devoutly,
Hear Thou our voices.

Lord God Almighty, unto Thee be glory,
One in three persons, over all exalted.
Glory we offer, praise Thee and adore Thee,
Now and forever. Amen.

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O Pater sancte, c. 10th centry, trans by P. Dearmer
An excerpt from The Brotherhood Prayer Book

Discount Available for Recent Call Candidates

by | May 8, 2014 |

Congratulations to the call candidates from Concordia Theological Seminary – Fort Wayne and Concordia Seminary – St. Louis! May God bless you and the congregations you will serve. If you’re looking to expand your theological library in preparation for your new vocation, we’d like to offer you a 20% discount off all of our merchandise until May 31. Peruse our collection of prayer books, liturgical instruction, catechesis materials, and ecclesiastical greeting cards. Thinking about sending out ordination invitations or stocking up on cards for pastoral correspondence? Have a look at our Office of the Holy Ministry card. And yes, even Didache, which rarely goes on sale due to its already-low price, is available to you at 20% off. Email us to place your order.

(This discount is only available to the recent call candidates from CTS or CSL.)