The creative ability of Lutheran hymn writer Martin Franzmann appeared early on. Even as a youngster, he was known for his cleverness with language. To entertain his chums, he’d sometimes make up ...

Drummer Jarle Vespestad, vocalist Simin Tander and pianist Tord Gustavsen adapted Norwegian Lutheran hymns and translated them into Pashto for their new album "What was said." The trio will perform ...

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This program was first broadcast on 13 June 2008. Lake Wobegon is a small town in the American state of Minnesota that exists only in the mind of humorist and writer Garrison Keillor. In a rambling ...

Joachimsthal is a town in Bohemia that was founded on the eve of the Reformation. Silver was mined there and turned into “the standard silver coin of sixteenth century Germany, the Joachimsthaler or ...

The fat red Service Book and Hymnal used by the Lutheran Church in America includes ten hymns with words or music by Martin Luther—and not one of them is among the top ten favorites of Lutherans today ...

Trinity Lutheran Church’s Pasi organ comes to life July 20 as part of “Hymn Festival,” a special summer performance featuring two nationally known organists, David Cherwien and Mark Sedio. Cherwien, ...

The hymn contains this confession: "I lay in fetters, groaning / You came to set me free / I stood, my shame bemoaning / You came to honor me." "We need to hear this as we prepare for Christmas," said ...

HOWARD LAKE, Minn — At St. John's Lutheran Church in Howard Lake, the 55-year-old organ led the parish in times of joy and hardship. Now it's the parishioners' turn to take care of it. “To build this ...