Scott Swanson
@ScottSwansonEC
✝️. Catholic but not Roman. Orthodox but not Eastern. Protestant but not ignorant of Church history. Pre-seminarian @concordiasem
“Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.”—Psalm 55:22
The LCMS and the Evangelical Christian Lutheran Church of Bolivia (Iglesia Cristiana Evangélica Luterana de Bolivia) recently celebrated the recognition of altar and pulpit fellowship between the two churches with their first joint Divine Service. ilcouncil.org/2025/07/24/bol…
RIP to the Hulkster. Whathchu gonna do when Hulkamania runs wild at the Pearly Gates, St. Peter?
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.—Matthew 11:28
Happy Thursday of the 6th Week after Pentecost/5th Week after Trinity! II Chronicles 2:6
The Divine Service for Trinity 5 that closed Making the Case: youtube.com/live/lSephCoUa…
Happy Wednesday of the 6th Week after Pentecost/5th Week after Trinity! Acts 19:15
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Reading City of God and there's a really interesting section where Augustine writes that if a woman took a vow of chastity but was assaulted, it doesn't break her vow because the activity was against her will. It speaks to a profoundly compassionate view at a time when
Well, for starters, you’re Baptist…
Today, the Church celebrates the blessed Feast of St. Mary Magdalene.
In this life purification from sins is not effected by our merit, but by the compassion of God, through his indulgence, not through our power; for even that poor little virtue which we call ours has itself been granted to us by his bounty. St. Augustine, City of God, X:22
Happy 6th Sunday after Pentecost/5th Sunday after Trinity! Psalm 16:2
This photo is an incredible tribute to Weedon’s skill as a pastor and theologian.
Folks who found Lutheranism thru @MattWhitmanTMBH interview.
St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Forest Park, IL.
Go, My Children. And that’s a wrap for 2025 Making the Case Conference. We closed with the Holy Eucharist.