Another great post over on Pastoral Meanderings:
I was sent a copy of remarks by Synod Presidential candidate David Maier (apparently on Facebook which I am not on more than once every few months). According to the email, his campaign committee recorded his response to an informational forum in Florida. There he is reported to have said, I believe that God wants us to spend more time finding better methods for equipping, encouraging, and supporting our laity in the mission ... |
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Found over on Adriane Dorr’s blog, Let it Stet. This was posted on Father's day.
Rather than writing a wordy post about all the reasons I love my dad and why pretty much everyone else loves my dad too, I made a list of the advice I believe he’d give a young father. It may not be politically correct, but then again, my dad isn’t either.
Be a man. Protect your daughters. Guide them. Help them make tough decisions. Be ... |
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Starting this Saturday, thousands of LCMS pastors and laypeople will be voting for President of the Synod. The election of the LCMS President is being done in a much different way this time around: online, ahead of the convention, and with a different set of electors.
Due to a restructuring change adopted at the 2010 convention, this time it will not be the delegates to the 2013 national ... |
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Sermon Text: John 2:1-11
Wedding Sermon
In the Name of Jesus. AMEN!
Alta, Derek, brothers and sisters in Christ, beloved in the Lord,
In many ways social media can be a great. I mean, how many of you out there can remember getting a notification that “Alta Gray is now friends with Derek Brakefield?” And how many of you remember getting a notice that Derek ... |
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A field cut video about the request from the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY) to the Missouri Synod for assistance with theological education. Mekane Yesus means “Place of ... |
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This is the first part of three on the Nativity of St. John the Baptist/Midsummer Day
June 24th is celebrated as St. John's Day, also called the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. This festival is ... |
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If you haven't been paying attention, Around the Word Jounal issue 2 is now out and worth the price! Thanks for the shout-out for our new Catechism series! If you've missed our series, click ... |
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Not all questions are good questions. Godly curiosity has limitations. The serpent's question, "Did God really say...?" (Genesis 3:1) resulted in the fall into sin. The question seemed innocent ... |
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Found on their facebook page:
Since 1992 the “United List” has served the congregations of the LCMS who seek to be faithful to the synod’s constitution and confessions. It has ... |
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“Justified by Faith, Crucified with Christ, Redeemed from the Curse”
(Galatians 2:15-21; 3:10-14)
Today we continue with the third in our six-part sermon series on St. Paul’s Epistle to the ... |
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In recent days we have seen reports of district presidents using the power and resources of their office to campaign for one candidate over another for synod president in the upcoming election. ... |
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The Praise Team has unwittingly become like the third grade jokester who invites you to have a seat, pointing to a chair. When you go to sit down, the jokester pulls the chair away, and you land on ... |
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Is this quote…
…As traditional Christians are driven from the [public] square, the door is also closed for the Gospel.
…synonymous with this quote?:
…The church, besieged by spiritual and ... |
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The following article was published in the January newsletter at Redeemer, Huntington Beach, CA, where I serve as pastor. Although some of the evangelism details are specific to Redeemer's ... |
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Spiritual or Religious? Simon or Sinful Woman? Who's Relationship is Right?
Grace, mercy and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus ... |
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Count It All Joy
Here's a fledgling podcast called Count it All Joy from Pr. Eric Brown and Thomas Lemke. Their plan is to study books of the Bible and they are starting with James. However, my ... |
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The answer to this question may change depending on one’s understanding of minister. If understood broadly, any Christian may serve others. However, minister usually means someone whom ... |
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Early on in my ministry I downplayed the sacraments of baptism and communion. I believed the church growth ideologies that said the sacraments were stumbling blocks to the growth of the church and ... |
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Our BJS Catechism Series continues with Part 2, the First Commandment. Watch for these and share it with your friends, you will not be disappointed. And as the summer goes by, keep coming back for ... |
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We claim in our Lutheran Confessions that “The Baptism of infants is pleasing to Christ” (LC IV, 49). But is our claim the historic claim of the church? Has this been the consistent claim and ... |
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