Robert A. Rimbo

Rimbo is pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in New York City and bishop-elect of the Metropolitan New York Synod.

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Articles by Robert A. Rimbo:

• Passover this Christmas
  Celebrate Christ's birth, celebrate the paschal mystery
• November
  A convergence of events reminds us of death, life & giving thanks
• Silence
  It is the body of Christ listening for the voice of God
• More habits
  Thoughtful participation in worship enables us to catch Christ's spirit
• Habits
  The habits of highly effective worshipers
• Clapping
  Spontaneous applause during worship just might delight
• Prayer on the run
  Beyond the assembly offer a short prayer or make the sign of the cross
• Weddings
  Participate as if the health & happiness of the couple depended on it
• Eastertide
  God gives us 50 days for celebration
• Counting
  A little history of how '40 Days of Lent' came to be
• Twilight
  This Lent, return to the community at midweek to experience God with us
• Holy smoke
  Our prayers rise like incense before God
• Remembering
  Events of the past live in the present and show us the future
• Table grace
  At church and home, more than hunger and thirst are satisfied
• Stuff
  Even at worship, we need 'stuff'
• More praying
  Reclaiming the tradition of orans
• Praying
  When we make intercession, we stand for and with those for whom we pray
• Hands
  Handle them with care in life and liturgy
• Thanks be to God!
  A conversation so brief we might miss its meaning
• Sunday
  Why this day for our assembly? Why Sunday?
• Alleluia!
  This Easter, notice how much 'Alleluia' sounds like laughter
• Truth
  A challenge & a promise: Proclaiming Christ crucified and risen
• Names
  In holy communion, the church proclaims Christ to the world
• Baptism
  A gift from God not something we do to earn our way into God's good graces
• Welcome home
  At Christmas, church doors open to Christ child & visitor alike
• Thanksgiving
  This is central to what Jesus did in his institution of the eucharist
• Balance
  It's important to Lutheran worship
• Assembly required
  Worship needs more than leaders
• Preaching
  Good preaching helps us make sense of our lives
• Word
  Bible gives nourishment, identity, life
• Singing
  No one has ever left worship humming the sermon
• Bodies
  Even for shy people, movements, gestures, postures play a part in worship
• Three days
  Not 'back in time' but spiritual power unleashed for today
• Sad stuff
  During worship we need to lament, confess and to plead
• Living ritual
  In basketball & worship, don't miss the routine
• What would Jesus do?

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