At the beginning of the Lenten season, I shared a poem I wrote a couple of years ago for a project a friend headed. This is another artistic reflection for that same project, only specifically written for Good Friday. I actually wrote this poem before being approached for this project, but I shared it there …
A couple of years ago, I was asked to write an artistic reflection on a section of the Book of Concord (or something relating to the faith). This is a poem I wrote for that project, and I thought I would share it now with all of you as we start the Lenten season. I …
A friend of mine, for the last couple of years, has hosted a Book of Concord reflection series on Substack. I believe I have shared one of the pieces I wrote for it, but I cannot remember. However, I wrote a poem for this week not on the BoC but for Holy Week, especially Good …
In “What Wondrous Love is This,” the text briefly and beautifully tells the story of our wretchedness and separateness from God and how Jesus was …Rose: Hymns – What Wondrous Love is This!
Originally posted at The Lutheran Column. Horatius Bonar was born just before Christmas in 1808 to James and Marjory Bonar in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father was from a line of notable churchmen of the Church of Scotland, and this highly influenced young Horace, who would later follow in this legacy. Bonar stayed in Edinburgh through …
Madelyn Rose Craig 