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TCLC News - June 22, 2026
This week at Triumphant Cross: Pastor Kay returns July 12, Bishop Strickland visits July 26, and Sunday worship with potluck fellowship on June 28.
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· Howard Young · BlogWhy Do Protestants Keep Praying When Catholics Stop? The Lord's Prayer Doxology
If you've ever prayed the Lord's Prayer at a Catholic service and kept going past 'deliver us from evil,' you've stumbled into one of Christianity's oldest liturgical differences — the doxology.
· Howard Young · BlogPraying with Understanding: Luther's Small Catechism on the Lord's Prayer
Martin Luther gave ordinary Christians a gift in 1529 — a plain, pastoral explanation of what we actually pray when we say the Lord's Prayer. Petition by petition, here is what he taught.
· Howard Young · BlogDisciple vs. Apostle: What Luke 6 Reveals About Both
The difference between disciple and apostle is easy to miss — but Luke 6:12-19 makes it clear the Twelve were disciples first, then sent ones.
· Howard Young · BlogSanctification by the Spirit: Faith Is a Gift, Not an Achievement
Sanctification by the Spirit means faith itself comes from God — not from our own striving. A reflection on 2 Thessalonians 2:13 and what Luther understood that changed everything.
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TCLC News - June 16, 2026
This week at Triumphant Cross: Prayers for the Church Thursday evening, Sunday worship June 21, and two new devotional posts on faith and discipleship.