Thursday, December 22, 2011

A Locker Room Talk

The Faith


"Gentlemen, this is a football."  With these words Coach Lombardi takes his players back to basics.  "Dearly beloved of the Lord, this is the Catechism." With these words our pastor brings us back to basics.

I don't remember exactly when it happened, but I wasn't impressed with an answer I gave to someone who asked me about the faith.  From my less than stellar response and most recently feeling that I was growing dull in the faith, I decided that I need to get back to basics.  What better place to start than the Lutheran Catechism.

Every morning after my study of a portion of Genesis - one that has seemed to take a very long time - I dive into the study of our church's doctrine.  Currently I'm in the commandments and between them there is usually a lesson on the Divine Service as well.

When you can't push the ball past the goal line, your line is breaking down, and you can't make a tackle, get back to basics.







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