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 ...

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 ...

UPPER MERION – The voices of more than 50 singers will join together on Sunday, Aug. 4, at 4 p.m. to “Sing of Wondrous Love.” Wondrous love was chosen as the unifying theme of The Good Shepherd ...

Saxophonist Andy Tecson takes the recurring connections between jazz and church music to a new direction. As a composer and bandleader, Tecson combines the melodies of traditional Lutheran hymns with ...

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 ...

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ORLANDO, Fla. — A couple of years ago, beer lovers converged each month in Aaron Schmalzle’s garage in Kissimmee, Florida, expecting only to mash, boil and brew. Then, the God conversations began.