Over the past few years I have wanted to experience a special feeling during church. I wanted the sermon to hit me. I wanted to feel true repentance during confession and even wanted the pastor to look directly at me during the absolution. I wanted the readings to be short and sweet and to the point. I wanted that “warm and fuzzy” feeling in every part of the divine service. I wanted to feel it as I walked into the sanctuary. I wanted to see the smiling faces and hear the friendly ... |
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I almost flunked out of high school. The first time was in algebra, trying to solve polynomials. “Solving” means finding the roots of many terms. My translation? Trying to make sense of a heap of concepts. Good gravy.
After my algebra disaster, it was surprising how well I did in geometry. It’s not that geometry lacks concepts, but geometry drew me a picture. I could see it.
Just as surprising, my best friend, who’d been an ace in ... |
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The Carmen Christi (Song of Christ) is a song (or hymn) that St. Paul, under inspiration of the Holy Spirit, wrote in the second chapter of his epistle to the Philippians. As a divinely inspired hymn, giving a good example for our own hymn-writing, it is wonderfully didactic. It is a confession of the obedience that Jesus rendered to God on our behalf, and Paul ties it into our lives of ... |
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Proper 10 LSB A
Sermon Text: Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
July 13, 2014
Grace, mercy and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. AMEN! Our text for this morning’s (evening’s) sermon is taken from St. Matthew’s gospel account the 13thchapter.
Beloved in the Lord,
The Way of Salvation is not the Way of Success
It is a strange ... |
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Dr. John Dominic Crossan
An interview with Dr. John Dominic Crossan on the resurrection of Jesus.
http://wittenbergmedia.org/audio/John_Dominic_Crossan.mp3
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This is originally written as a comment on post A Lutheran book on purgatory, pastoral purgatory (written by Pastor Scheer) that was originally written as a comment by Pastor Noland. We at BJS felt ... |
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The brotherhood of our Lord’s shepherds has lost a beloved comrade. Rev. Klemet Preus died in the Lord today. He will be greatly missed by those of us still waiting for Jesus to take us home to ... |
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Text: Luke 15:1-10 [3rd Sunday after Trinity; one year lectionary]
Are you righteous? The dictionary states that the term “righteous” is an adjective describing someone who “acts in ... |
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Since the word “vocation” is thrown around so much, I have been trying to work out in my mind and through study of God's Word how we may actually speak of and teach about vocation. The following ... |
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This week at ELS Camp Indianhead, our theme is "For You!" as we hear what God's Word and the Small Catechism tell us about Christ being present "for you," "for the forgiveness of sins," in Absolution ... |
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Another great article found over on Pastoral Meanderings:
Though for a long time I have lamented the lack of Lutherans in the public square, at least officially as elected members of ... |
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The call to be “evangelistic Lutherans” is being emphasized again in the circles in which I run. When this adjective get tacked on to the noun, the tendency is to make evangelism something ... |
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“Rest for the Heavy Laden” (Matthew 11:25-30; Romans 7:14-25a)
In New York Harbor there stands a famous statue, the Statue of Liberty. In her one hand, Lady Liberty is holding a tablet bearing ... |
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With summer in full swing and plenty of time on your hands, it's time to catch up on "Steadfast Throwdown," the radio and podcast arm of Brothers of John the Steadfast.
In "Round 15":
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Lutheran Fathers
Some Lutheran Satire for a warm summer day. I laugh at the Pr. Fisk reference every ... |
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This last year I continued my usual routine of meeting once a week on campus with our students for lunch. We meet in the student union which is a popular venue and usually difficult to find a place ... |
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As is my custom, I was wasting time on Facebook one day, and I came across a post from a friend that posed this question: “What is the most neglected part of the Small Catechism?” I thought ... |
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Day: St. Peter and St. Paul, Apostles / June 29 2014
Trinity and St. John Lutheran Churches
Sidney and Fairview, Montana
Pr. David Warner
Dear Friends in Christ: On Sunday, June ... |
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A new book was brought to my attention the other day concerning the many pastors in the LCMS who are on "candidate status". BJS has long tried to address the issue of pastors who are sinfully ... |
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You might think so if you’re of the same mind as the Lutheran pastor who said it was “inappropriate” to have a cigar band imprinted with the Luther Rose and Verbum Dei Manet in Aeternum ... |
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