A while back, one of the ladies at my church came up to me at a funeral dinner and asked if I had told the … The Dessert TableRead more
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Posted inMumblings / Theology and Practice
GCB: Good Christian _______?
If you haven’t seen the latest show causing a stir on the internet, you certainly have not missed anything edifying. I watched about half of … GCB: Good Christian _______?Read more
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Never say Never (and always)
It is common advice I and others give to married couples. Stay away from words like never and always, especially in the heat of an … Never say Never (and always)Read more
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The Almost Office
In the LCMS, we often talk 1989 when we talk about confusion regarding the office of the public ministry. But there was an anomaly of … The Almost OfficeRead more
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Quotation: Preaching
The preacher of the gospel is not doing something new, however original he or she may feel. Ecclesiastes was right: there is nothing new under … Quotation: PreachingRead 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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As one who preaches each week…
I am always looking for new scripturally based metaphors to say the same thing, namely the gospel. Today, as I read the gospel, I was … As one who preaches each week…Read more