Nov 15, 2012

No Other Gospel

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Here's an excerpt from No Other Gospel, Burk Parsons' contribution to the November issue of Tabletalk.

When you enter the sanctuary of Saint Andrew's Chapel, you cannot help but notice the majestic pulpit that rises from the chancel and towers above the congregation. Although the pulpit is relatively plain in its structure and design, there is one unique feature to the pulpit that is noticed only upon a closer look. In the very center is an ornately carved emblem of a cross surrounded by rose petals. The emblem is a replica of the Luther Rose—the crest of the sixteenth-century Reformer Martin Luther. Luther designed the crest to teach the gospel to others, particularly the illiterate and children. The focal point of the Luther Rose draws our eyes to the central tenet of Luther's theology—the cross.

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