“What the World Wants”—Audio Recordings on YouTube
The 2019 Steadfast Lutherans Regional Conference at Zion Lutheran Church in Winter Garden, FL was a success. Each paper expanded upon the theme, “What…
The 2019 Steadfast Lutherans Regional Conference at Zion Lutheran Church in Winter Garden, FL was a success. Each paper expanded upon the theme, “What…
INTRODUCTION “False Doctrine is…” How do you finish that sentence? What do you say about false doctrine? Does it really exist? Is it…
The 2019 Steadfast Lutherans Regional Conference in Orlando, FL takes place later this month. We’ll be meeting Friday, February 22, and on Saturday, February…
Dealing with Open Communion As we’ve seen, Holy Scripture, church history, and the Lutheran Confessions teach Closed Communion, that is, True Communion. The…
Open Communion: Strange to Lutherans Having seen Closed Communion taught from Scripture and practiced throughout church history, the question is whether the Lutherans…
Now that we’ve seen what Scripture says about fellowship in the Lord’s Supper, we learn that Open Communion is strange to church history…
Open Communion—the practice of communing those confessing something contrary to the Bible—is strange to God and His Word. God’s Word is clear: It…
The following is the first section of the paper I presented at the 2018 Steadfast Lutherans Conference at Zion Lutheran Church & School…
Lutheran Quotes on Creation: Below are a number of great quotes from Lutheran Theologians on the six days of Creation. Dr. Martin Luther:…
Around this time of the year (Ascension and Pentecost), I hear a lot about Matthew 28 and how congregations need to engage more…
Animals are a first article gift from God. Dogs fall into this category. They’re creatures over which man has dominion, and beasts that we…
When a pastor practices Closed Communion, he is simply teaching repentance. Introduction In the FL/GA District, I’ve often heard pastors say, “We [the LC–MS] practice ‘close’…
Slavery and Freedom: A Sermon on Romans 6:19-23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal…
Introduction: Learn 29 hymns in 2 years! Not just any hymns, but good, faithful, Lutheran hymns! I know. It sounds like some gimmicky…
Elected as the Pastoral Delegate for the Orlando-West Circuit of the Florida-Georgia District (FL/GA) in 2015, I attended the 2016 LCMS Synodical Convention…
After Omar Mateen, a 29-year-old Muslim from Fort Pierce, Florida, murdered at least 49, and wounded another 53 at “Pulse,” an LGBT…