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Text: Galatians 3. Hymn: 609, Jesus Sinners Doth Receive.

Organist: Bruce Ahlich, Trinity Lutheran Church, Traverse City, MI.

Sound bite: Scripps Memorial Hospital held a National Time Out Day to update their procedures and provide a checklist similar to airline pilots.

Text: Colossians 2. Hymn: 555, Salvation Unto Us Has Come.

Sound bite: Steely Dan, “Time Out of Mind”.

This is one of my favorite hymns. I confess I enjoyed enough while Bruce was playing that I failed to consider whether I could sing it as fast as he played it.

Text: Hebrews 10. Hymn: 607, From Depths of Woe I Cry To Thee.

Organist: Bruce Ahlich, Trinity Lutheran Church, Traverse City, MI.

I have never heard 607 sung in Divine Service. I think the title scares people. The five stanzas are a cool framing of Law and Gospel, the first two being Law and the last three Gospel. Walther would be pleased.

Previously, when someone asked me if it was OK to deliberately sin because it was all going to be forgiven anyway, I used to use Romans 6:1-4 for an answer. Hebrews 10:26-34 hits the point harder, including a consequence.

Text: John 1:1-34. Hymn: 500, Creator Spirit, By Whose Aid.

Organist: Bruce Ahlich, Trinity Lutheran Church, Traverse City, MI.

Opening sound bite: Iron Chef America, Michael Symon and Alton Brown.