It starts in the universities, but it will end in the church. Professors silenced today. Pastors imprisoned tomorrow. I know many people think I am … From the University to the Church: Homosexual “Hate Speech”Read more
Author: Philip Hoppe
LCMS Pastor.
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Four or Fourteen? The Heart of Augsburg?
If you do not already know the answer to this question, you are in trouble. In fact, real eternal trouble. Justification by grace is at … Four or Fourteen? The Heart of Augsburg?Read more
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30 Days of Augsburg – Day 15 – Article Fourteen
Day 15. Half way there. Welcome. The text is from Triglot Concordia: The Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church: German-Latin-English (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing … 30 Days of Augsburg – Day 15 – Article FourteenRead more
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The F Word
No, not that word. The five letter F Word. Yes it is a word in the circles I often travel in that you are less … The F WordRead more
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30 Days of Augsburg – Day 14 – Article Thirteen
Day 14. Welcome. The text is from Triglot Concordia: The Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church: German-Latin-English (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1921). These … 30 Days of Augsburg – Day 14 – Article ThirteenRead more
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30 Days of Augsburg – Day 13 – Article Twelve
Day 13. Welcome. The text is from Triglot Concordia: The Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church: German-Latin-English (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1921). These … 30 Days of Augsburg – Day 13 – Article TwelveRead more
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AC Article Eleven: Thoughts on Private Absolution
This article reads as a condemnation on modern Lutherans. It might as well say, “Rejected are the Lutherans who do not practice private absolution, and … AC Article Eleven: Thoughts on Private AbsolutionRead more
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30 Days of Augsburg – Day 12 – Article Eleven
Day 12. Welcome. The text is from Triglot Concordia: The Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church: German-Latin-English (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1921). These … 30 Days of Augsburg – Day 12 – Article ElevenRead more
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30 Days of Augsburg – Day 11 – Article Ten
Day 11. Welcome. Sorry for the late post. Satellite internet and storms do not mix. The text is from Triglot Concordia: The Symbolical Books of … 30 Days of Augsburg – Day 11 – Article TenRead more
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American Exceptionalism – Intrinsic or Extrinsic?
I know this title just seems like the result of one too many Friday nights in college spent with a dictionary instead of a girlfriend. … American Exceptionalism – Intrinsic or Extrinsic?Read more