Just wanted to remind everyone that my blog has moved. The new location for it is www.revtucher.com. Also, all comments have been disabled. If you want to comment on a post, please comment at the new site.
Blog move complete
Posted by Rev. Jared Tucher on April 15, 2009
Hey everyone! The moving of the blog is complete. All of the posts from here have been moved over, as well as all the comments. Please update your RSS readers and continue to read. Check out some of the pages. Note that the site is not complete, but is a work in progress.
The new address is http://www.revtucher.com.
Enjoy!
Easter Day
Posted by Rev. Jared Tucher on April 12, 2009
Easter Morning
Almighty God the Father, through Your only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ, You have overcome death and opened the gate of everlasting life to us. Grant that we, who celebrate with joy the day of our Lord’s resurrection, may be raised from the death of sin by Your life-giving Spirit; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
O God, for our redemption You have Your only-begotten Son to the death of the cross and by His glorious resurrection delivered us from the power of the enemy. Grant that all our sin may be drowned through daily repentance and that day by day we may arise to live before You in righteousness and purity forever; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
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Easter Sunrise
Posted by Rev. Jared Tucher on April 12, 2009
Easter Sunrise
Almighty God, through Your only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ, You overcame death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life. We humbly pray that we may live before You in righteousness and purity forever; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
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Look for this blog to be moving soon
Posted by Rev. Jared Tucher on April 11, 2009
This blog will be moving soon. Stay tuned for more information (probably after Easter).
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ELCA church hanging their heads low
Posted by Rev. Jared Tucher on April 11, 2009
An ELCA church in Minneapolis has recently installed their new pastor. That doesn’t sound like anything out of the ordinary. Churches install pastors all the time. However, the new pastor at Calvary Lutheran Church is not your ordinary pastor; he is a gay pastor. Present at his installation was his male partner of the last 5 1/2 years.
The ELCA has formed a task force to discuss whether or not homosexual clergy who are in committed, monogomous relationships, should be allowed to remain rostered clergy. A task force has recommended a policy that would let congregations decide whether to allow gays and lesbians in committed relationships to serve as their clergy. The resolution has been criticized from both directions, with liberals saying it doesn’t go far enough and conservatives saying it conflicts with Scripture. This topic will be brought forward for major discussion at the ELCA’s next convention this August in Minneapolis.
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O Sacred Head, Now Wounded
Posted by Rev. Jared Tucher on April 10, 2009
O sacred Head, now wounded,
With grief and shame weighed
down,
Now scornfully surrounded
With thorns, Thine only crown.
O sacred Head, what glory,
What bliss, till now was Thine!
Yet, though despised and gory,
I joy to call Thee mine.
How pale Thou art with anguish,
With sore abuse and scorn!
How doth Thy face now languish
That once was bright as morn!
Grim death, with cruel rigor,
Hath robbed Thee of Thy life;
Thus Thou hast lost Thy vigor,
Thy strength, in this sad strife.
What Thou, my Lord, hast suffered
Was all for sinners’ gain;
Mine, mine was the transgression,
But Thine the deadly pain.
Lo, here I fall, my Savior!
’Tis I deserve Thy place;
Look on me with Thy favor,
And grant to me Thy grace.
My Shepherd, now receive me;
My Guardian, own me Thine.
Great blessings Thou didst give me,
O Source of gifts divine.
Thy lips have often fed me
With words of truth and love;
Thy Spirit oft hath led me
To heav’nly joys above.
What language shall I borrow
To thank Thee, dearest Friend,
For this Thy dying sorrow,
Thy pity without end?
O make me Thine forever!
And should I fainting be,
Lord, let me never, never,
Outlive my love for Thee.
My Savior, be Thou near me
When death is at my door;
Then let Thy presence cheer me,
Forsake me nevermore!
When soul and body languish,
O leave me not alone,
But take away mine anguish
By virtue of Thine own!
Be Thou my consolation,
My shield, when I must die;
Remind me of Thy passion
When my last hour draws nigh.
Mine eyes shall then behold Thee,
Upon Thy cross shall dwell,
My heart by faith enfold Thee.
Who dieth thus dies well.
Lutheran Service Book #450
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Good Friday 2009 – "King of the Jews"
Posted by Rev. Jared Tucher on April 10, 2009
Grace, mercy, and peace to you, from God, our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, amen. The text for the sermon comes from John 19:17-30.
The King is here, standing before the people. The jury is back, the verdict has been read – on the charge of blasphemy: guilty; the sentence: death. Unlike modern day criminals, he carried His own form of execution. He carried His own cross to Golgotha, the Place of the Skull. The reason for His death: for being “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.”
His execution was scheduled with two other criminals, one on either side of Him. The two thieves serve as reminders that such a fate is what every person deserves. Not all people deserve to be executed for crimes against the state, but all deserve death from the hand of God. Who deserves to be on Golgotha being crucified? Is it Jesus, the sinless One? Is it the criminals? Is it someone else? Jesus does not deserve to be crucified there; He is sinless and perfect, doing nothing to warrant crucifixion. The two criminals did something to deserve death, but did it warrant crucifixion? If anyone deserves to be crucified on Golgotha, it is me. I am the one who committed crimes against the State, against God’s commands. My verdict was already pronounced in the Garden of Eden when my first parents sinned. But I am not the only one who deserves to be crucified on Golgotha. There is plenty of space all around me for all of you to be crucified as well, for you are all enemies of the State of Grace, of God.
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Good Friday
Posted by Rev. Jared Tucher on April 10, 2009
Good Friday
Almighty God, graciously behold this Your family for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed and delivered into the hands of sinful men to suffer death upon the cross; through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
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Fussy baby
Posted by Rev. Jared Tucher on April 9, 2009
So we had put Wesley to bed at his normal bed time. All was well until we went to bed around 11. Gwen and I were lying in bed talking and around 11:30, Wesley had a cry that we had never heard before. It seems that he might have an upset stomach. We were looking for the Mylicon drops and couldn’t find them. So I head to Walmart to get some. I go to the baby section, forgetting that they are in the pharmacy section. They didn’t have the little bottle, so I had to get the big bottle (which was $11.53!). They had one lane open; not a big deal – unless you want to check out at midnight! Why, you ask? At midnight, they have to switch out the drawers. So there I stood while they closed out the drawer and cashier #1 finished so cashier #2 could put in fresh money.
Right now, Wesley is asleep, I think, on Gwen, on the couch. Hopefully when we lay him back down, he’ll stay asleep and sleep the night away. I think every day this last week, he’s thrown up at least once – it hasn’t been pretty!
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