October

In October, we have been exploring some of the wonderful aspects of being Lutheran. Of prime importance is to be "word of God" people. From the epic stories of Genesis and Exodus to the run on sentences of Paul, each Biblical book, letter and poem carries the personal stamp not only of the writer but the Word of God to me. Given the personal nature of all these stories and experiences is like reading a blog. Imagine what it must have been like for those people of the first century to read these handwritten letters. Think of those who struggled with persecution getting a book to read about a savior who was persecuted and died for what he believed. Gutenberg may have done us all a favor by inventing the printing press and by getting the Bible into our hands. But isn't it interesting that even though we have grown up with these texts and know lots of them by heart we take them for granted? The Bible may be a best seller but it is also the least read. Given the apparent literacy among church folk these days, we need a fresh approach to getting people to read these letters from God. What would you suggest we do ?