tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048575444859487507.comments2023-09-12T10:10:57.773-04:00thinking-out-loudRev. Rick Stuckwischhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10664716292792101540noreply@blogger.comBlogger1516125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048575444859487507.post-61225950329449827932021-11-15T00:13:58.406-05:002021-11-15T00:13:58.406-05:00I am Paul Gerhardt 9th gg granddaughter. I am Paul Gerhardt 9th gg granddaughter. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12690000095226352913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048575444859487507.post-75070415814976333402021-04-30T13:34:17.268-04:002021-04-30T13:34:17.268-04:00Just happened upon (as they say... more correctly,...Just happened upon (as they say... more correctly, God directed me here, unbeknownst to me at the time) this beautiful proclamation of the Gospel at a time when my heart is weighed down, wounded, anxious and restless, but now with peace restored. Thank you, my friend. I didn't know I needed that.Rev. James Leisticohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06165665229596048783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048575444859487507.post-8007336315016879122021-02-13T22:43:59.365-05:002021-02-13T22:43:59.365-05:00Thank you, Nancy! God bless you and your family.Thank you, Nancy! God bless you and your family.Rev. Rick Stuckwischhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10664716292792101540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048575444859487507.post-58994910159131755022021-02-08T17:15:41.783-05:002021-02-08T17:15:41.783-05:00P.S. Congratulations on your new grandbabies and n...P.S. Congratulations on your new grandbabies and new daughter-in-law in 2020.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10205080192017433672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048575444859487507.post-73340510452086217372021-02-08T17:12:43.526-05:002021-02-08T17:12:43.526-05:00A very interesting list. Even more interesting is ...A very interesting list. Even more interesting is the fact that the list belongs to a Lutheran pastor.<br /><br />The last time I listened to music on a regular basis was in the 80's. Country music only.<br /><br />Keep listening and enjoying your music.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10205080192017433672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048575444859487507.post-27805906602011131502020-11-01T01:47:08.639-04:002020-11-01T01:47:08.639-04:00Travis Scott Merch is one of the world's leadi...Travis Scott Merch is one of the world's leading online marketplaces. Check out Travis Scott Merch's official store to buy T-Shirts, Hats and Beanies, Hoodies, Long Sleeves, Sweatshirts, Shoes, accessories and more. To know more visit <a href="https://travisscottmerch.net/" rel="nofollow">Travis Scott Merch</a>David Jhonsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751212417567459486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048575444859487507.post-11623785384122193192020-09-04T09:19:59.829-04:002020-09-04T09:19:59.829-04:00Chadwick Boseman is one of the world's leading...Chadwick Boseman is one of the world's leading online marketplaces. Chadwick Boseman and Chadwick Boseman Merch's T-shirts, hats, long sleeves, and other accessories created by independent artists from around the globe. Visit the Chadwick Bosman March official store to buy hoodies, T-shirts, hats, long sleeves, accessories, and more. <a href="https://chadwickboseman.net/" rel="nofollow">Chadwick Boseman Merch</a>David Jhonsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751212417567459486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048575444859487507.post-21722752518139586172019-11-06T19:18:23.451-05:002019-11-06T19:18:23.451-05:00Follow-up. Applying this list to my smaller congre...Follow-up. Applying this list to my smaller congregation with every other week communion (the practice for now...)<br /><br />Bigger congregation with weekly communion singing 6 hymns per Sunday...<br /><br />Total hymns sung in a year: 312 hymns<br />Stuckwisch Kernlieder: 60 total hymns<br /><br />Tier 1: 8 hymns at 6 times per year = 48 hymns per year<br />Tier 2: 16 hymns at 5 times per year = 80 hymns per year<br />Tier 3: 25 hymns at 4 times per year = 100 hymns per year<br />Tier 4: 11 hymns at 3 times per year = 33 hymns per year<br /><br />Total Kernlieder hymns in a year = 261 (83.5% of total hymns)<br /><br />Here's my best mathematical stab (not my strong suit...) at applying to my congregation:<br /><br />Total hymns sung in a year: 208 hymns<br />Kernlieder: 40 hymns<br /><br />Tier 1: 6 hymns at 5 times per year = 30 hymns per year<br />Tier 2: 13 hymns at 4 times per year = 52 hymns per year<br />Tier 3: 21 hymns at 3 times per year = 63 hymns per year<br /><br />Total Kernlieder hymns in a year = 145 (69.7% of total hymns)Rev. Kurt Cockranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12780276322345905263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048575444859487507.post-66617319241119920892019-10-31T02:57:17.424-04:002019-10-31T02:57:17.424-04:00The following time I read a weblog, I hope that it...The following time I read a weblog, I hope that it doesnt disappoint me as a lot as this one. I imply, I do know it was my option to read, but I truly thought youd have something interesting to say. 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Thanks be to God!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07353865727427893942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048575444859487507.post-69783107791576485672019-01-02T13:22:54.190-05:002019-01-02T13:22:54.190-05:00I've referenced this post so many times I feel...I've referenced this post so many times I feel I should finally let the author know!<br /><br />I've taken this to heart in helping lead my congregation to a more robust hymn singing repertoire, combining this post with this one (https://steadfastlutherans.org/2016/08/teaching-lutheran-hymnody-learn-29-hymns-in-2-years/). One thing I'd like to note for anybody else continuously referencing this post for incorporation into their own parish life, right now (but hopefully not for long!) we have communion every other week, giving us an average of only 4 hymns sung per week, a total of approximately 210 hymns sung per year.<br /><br />Doing the math (noting of course the caveats in the introduction to the post), if one were to follow this guide precisely, that would come out to 261 hymns per year. Therefore, for the congregation that sings fewer hymns on average per week, I recommend customizing your own list with only two tiers (or perhaps a smaller third tier).<br /><br />Blessed hymn singing to all!Rev. Kurt Cockranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12780276322345905263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048575444859487507.post-5055679180437245982018-11-01T09:34:01.213-04:002018-11-01T09:34:01.213-04:00It’s laborious to search out educated folks on thi...It’s laborious to search out educated folks on this subject, but you sound like you already know what you’re talking about! Thanks <a href="https://onlinecasino2018.us.org" rel="nofollow">casino play</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03404681597018776751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048575444859487507.post-51964647280720684682018-07-03T12:23:33.792-04:002018-07-03T12:23:33.792-04:00What a wonderful and thoughtful post. Thank you s...What a wonderful and thoughtful post. Thank you so much for taking the time to write and post this!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13934236768195060615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048575444859487507.post-39617057562759504492018-01-01T14:14:57.216-05:002018-01-01T14:14:57.216-05:00Thank you, Fr. Jay! I appreciate your comments, an...Thank you, Fr. Jay! I appreciate your comments, and I enjoy sharing a love for good music with you. Blessings in the New Year to you and yours.Rev. Rick Stuckwischhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10664716292792101540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048575444859487507.post-45718655055964917582018-01-01T10:29:57.986-05:002018-01-01T10:29:57.986-05:00A very thorough and all-encompassing list Father R...A very thorough and all-encompassing list Father Richard. Well-done. I personally am glad to see the inclusion of some of my own special likes for 2017 included: Buckingham/McVie, Chris Stapleton, Black Star Riders, Accept, Iced Earth, and an incredible comeback for Styx. Jay Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13482261288019583877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048575444859487507.post-72509836074171895132017-10-07T21:04:50.392-04:002017-10-07T21:04:50.392-04:00Thank you, Fr. Watson! God bless you and keep you ...Thank you, Fr. Watson! God bless you and keep you in His grace, mercy, and peace.Rev. Rick Stuckwischhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10664716292792101540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048575444859487507.post-1129205206526938152017-10-07T19:09:21.862-04:002017-10-07T19:09:21.862-04:00Fantastic lists, dear Rev'd.... giving me lots...Fantastic lists, dear Rev'd.... giving me lots of stuff to look up and listen to. :) Thanks again. - - JayJay Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13482261288019583877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048575444859487507.post-44528087010477996352017-05-28T15:56:59.320-04:002017-05-28T15:56:59.320-04:00Great quote. Thanks, Sandra.Great quote. Thanks, Sandra.Rev. Rick Stuckwischhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10664716292792101540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048575444859487507.post-35877776957197622632017-05-28T12:16:59.553-04:002017-05-28T12:16:59.553-04:00Some points in your sermon reminded me of some oth...Some points in your sermon reminded me of some other reading I was doing. Theology - and your preaching - works that way. Look at these words from Luther!:<br /><br />Luther reminds us that our Lord's virtues are aspects or "names" of the holy God. "Since we are baptized into these names and are consecrated and hallowed by them, and since they have thus become our names, it follows that God's children should be called and also be gentle, merciful, chaste, just, truthful, guileless, friendly, peaceful, and kindly disposed toward all, even toward our enemies." AE 42:28<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05458825155022060259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048575444859487507.post-37287019769718162822017-03-15T06:49:08.827-04:002017-03-15T06:49:08.827-04:00nice postnice postJimyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07349555226330578834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048575444859487507.post-4873259378078706042016-06-17T21:40:22.945-04:002016-06-17T21:40:22.945-04:00Hey, cool. There were some quotes I wish I had wr...Hey, cool. There were some quotes I wish I had written down. I tried, but I was listening and couldn't concentrate enough to jot down an accurate quote. So now maybe I can find some of those nuggets!<br /><br />Thank you for being here!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16307213773466556564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048575444859487507.post-84213220128652661242016-06-11T11:55:12.664-04:002016-06-11T11:55:12.664-04:00not sure I saw your response three years ago, but ...not sure I saw your response three years ago, but I see it today. And thankfully I wrote those suggestions into the Hymn Selection book three years ago so I could choose it for tomorrow. <br />Christ grant you peace, dear brother. Rev. James Leisticohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06165665229596048783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048575444859487507.post-60045960146624570442015-09-21T14:35:52.757-04:002015-09-21T14:35:52.757-04:00Thank you for your kind words, John, and for shari...Thank you for your kind words, John, and for sharing your own personal experience. I echo your prayer that we should have such faith to live and die in the confidence of Christ. God grant it to be so for Jesus' sake. Amen.Rev. Rick Stuckwischhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10664716292792101540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048575444859487507.post-23827887241020047712015-09-21T11:22:22.290-04:002015-09-21T11:22:22.290-04:00Wonderful words to share. Very well expressed, and...Wonderful words to share. Very well expressed, and especially heartfelt because it was personal. I am almost 71. My older sister passed away several months ago at 73. She was the wife of a non-denominational pastor, a very devout believer, and a kind and gentle soul, qualities I had seen in her even in the early years of our family life. When she was given the news that she had pancreatic cancer and the prognosis was only for six months of life, she accepted it graciously and although received treatments....eventually it was hospice at home care and she passed after a year. I like to think of her as she was always...a child of God who is now joyfully in the presence of Jesus. Thank you for sharing your message. May God give each of us the strength to live as confident believers and face our own end as well as these other brothers and sisters who have gone before us. Blessings.John Joseph Flanaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06596324816480709495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048575444859487507.post-81993822249803038672015-08-24T10:30:19.020-04:002015-08-24T10:30:19.020-04:00Thank you, Michael. It was certainly a pleasure t...Thank you, Michael. It was certainly a pleasure to have you and your family with us at Emmaus yesterday, and I appreciate your kind and encouraging words. To be sure, there is no contradiction between a love for the Liturgy, in which the grace of God is given to us by His Gospel, and a faithful insistence on the good and acceptable Will of God, which is revealed to us by His Law and fulfilled for us by Christ our Savior. The contrast and tension between the Law and the Gospel are found only in us; in Christ they are in perfect harmony, even as righteousness and peace kiss each other in Him.<br /><br />God's blessing of Peace be with you and yours.Rev. Rick Stuckwischhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10664716292792101540noreply@blogger.com