The Lord’s Laborer for the Lord’s Harvest (Ordination Sermon)
The following is a sermon delivered on 25 October 2015 at the ordination service of James Thomas, a son of Hope Ev. Lutheran…
The following is a sermon delivered on 25 October 2015 at the ordination service of James Thomas, a son of Hope Ev. Lutheran…
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Found over on Pastor Lincoln Winter’s blog, Musings of a Country Pastor: Of course not. The man was a heretic, and his…
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We at BJS were deeply involved in generating this pewcard, so we periodically post information on it, letting new readers have the opportunity…