tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048575444859487507.post3510770321929863412..comments2023-09-12T10:10:57.773-04:00Comments on thinking-out-loud: What Makes a Lutheran Wedding?Rev. Rick Stuckwischhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10664716292792101540noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048575444859487507.post-86403954897339629372008-08-13T23:36:00.000-04:002008-08-13T23:36:00.000-04:00Thanks for your feedback, Phil. I certainly have ...Thanks for your feedback, Phil. I certainly have continued to think about the theological meaning and significance of weddings and marriage, especially with my two oldest children having each been married this summer. As I have opportunity, perhaps I'll be able to share some further thoughts "out loud" here on my blog, though I can't promise when or to what extent that may be. I agree that the Four and Twenty Blackbirds should take this topic on at some point.<BR/><BR/>Incidentally, Rev. Phil Meyer will be speaking on the topic of Lutheran weddings and funerals at our Indiana District Worship and Spiritual Care Workshop in September (Saturday the 20th, 2008).Rev. Rick Stuckwischhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10664716292792101540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048575444859487507.post-24545549057581867392008-08-13T21:51:00.000-04:002008-08-13T21:51:00.000-04:00Pastor Stuckwisch, I just posted a lament on this ...Pastor Stuckwisch, <BR/><BR/>I just posted a lament on this topic over at Fine Tuning. <BR/><BR/>Certainly LSB has helped the church in this regard, but our Lutheran culture and church need so much more help in this area. <BR/><BR/>I hope you'll take some more time to develop your thoughts on this. Perhaps the 4 + 20 guys might weigh in on this as well!Phillip Magnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17841725361772353858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048575444859487507.post-19573476863548514462007-07-30T20:52:00.000-04:002007-07-30T20:52:00.000-04:00I'm still in the middle of catching up on posts, s...I'm still in the middle of catching up on posts, so I haven't read the rest of your marriage posts yet, but I'm inclined to leave a comment before I forget it. Forgive me if I ask a question that is already answered in a later post...<BR/><BR/>After hearing you describe some of your reasons for having the marriage rite at the end of the service and not the beginning, I found myself fully agreeing with you, and I still agree. However, in reading the prior comments left on this post, I find myself wondering how important the particular reason that Susan set forth really is, because it seems to me like the pastor should already have made sure that the bride and groom knew full well what they were getting into in pre-marital counciling and discussion. Of course I think that it's a very good idea to speak the Word of God to people concerning their decisions before they are made, but I think that should probably already have been done many times before the ceremony begins, shouldn't it?Zaripesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06808883312056401171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048575444859487507.post-39483163985084853482007-07-11T22:42:00.000-04:002007-07-11T22:42:00.000-04:00I appreciate this input, Susan.Not surprisingly, I...I appreciate this input, Susan.<BR/><BR/>Not surprisingly, I agree with that pastor (as I usually do). What he said corresponds more or less exactly with the way that I have thought about this. The Word of God leads to the joining of the man and the woman in faith and with thanksgiving.Rev. Rick Stuckwischhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10664716292792101540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048575444859487507.post-78500128493959951322007-07-11T18:45:00.000-04:002007-07-11T18:45:00.000-04:00>>LSB specifies that the marriage rite should occu...>>LSB specifies that the marriage rite should occur at the beginning of the prayer office or Divine Service. I disagree with that rubric,<<<BR/><BR/>Interesting. <BR/><BR/>The pastor who married Rachel and Matt worked on the Agenda. And for their wedding, he did not have the marriage rite at the beginning. During the rehearsal, he told them that we would sing and pray and hear the word of God read & expounded upon. THEN, after hearing all that, he would ask "Will you have this woman/man ...?" to make sure they knew what they were getting into before they made their vows.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152213210269075304noreply@blogger.com