[ElPatriota]

..We left the ELCA over 15 years ago because they had gone so liberal. We chose the LCMS and the events of this week are validation we made the right choice...

And what do they stand for? I already found out what the NCC is :)... it won't be simple to figure all this out.

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

The LCMS believes that salvation is available to all who repent of their sins and simply accept the gift that God gave us when he sent his son to the cross. It's that simple and that is the most important part. This might help. http://www.lcms.org/pages/internal.asp?NavID=112

Those closest to us at our LCMS are not crazy about the Ablaze movement. It is akin to the church growth movement. We are more traditional and I want to keep it that way.

The new hymnal is wonderful and I want to remain true to the hymnal which is based on scripture.