Harrison defends freedoms before House committee (Reporter article)
Harrison defends freedoms before House committee By Adriane Dorr LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison spoke in defense of religion and conscience…
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Harrison Speaks Before House Committee: Video and Transcript
Video: Harrison Speaks Before House Committee [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=527spTZiwBU&rel=0&w=600] Transcript: Transcript of LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison’s Feb. 16 Testimony before House Committee…
“And He Healed Many” (Sermon on Mark 1:29-39, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“And He Healed Many” (Mark 1:29-39) Yesterday, on a pastors’ e-mail list that I’m a part of, one of the men, Pastor Jay…
“Net Growth” (A sermon by Pr. Charles Henrickson, on Mark 1:14-20)
“Net Growth” (Mark 1:14-20) Where are the fish? Where have all the fish gone? This is the question on the mind of most…
“Can Anything Good Come out of Nazareth?” (A sermon by Pr. Charles Henrickson, on John 1:43-51)
[This is a sermon of encouragement for all the “little churches,” the small, struggling congregations that seem to make up most of our…
“Home for the Holidays” (Sermon for Christmas Eve, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“Home for the Holidays” (Luke 2:1-20) “Oh, there’s no place like home for the holidays.” So goes the familiar Christmas song. And it…
Benke participates in worship service with ELCA, according to ELCA news release (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
It was ten years ago today, on September 23, 2001, that Atlantic District President David Benke participated in the interfaith prayer service “A…
Preparing for the 2012 District Convention (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
Now is the time to prepare for your 2012 District Convention. The first step is to find out the dates for your District…
Convention Procedure Updates (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
LCMS Secretary Ray Hartwig (pictured, right) has begun sending out mailings to alert congregations of various procedural changes that were enacted at the…
LCMS prof calls maleness of Jesus/pastors “inconsequential” (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
I came across an interesting blog article written by Dr. Matthew Becker, an LCMS clergyperson serving as a professor at Valparaiso University. The…
“Hangin’ Out with Fritz” (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
One of our Steadfast crew over these past few years has been the Rev. Dr. Frederic W. Baue–or “Fritz,” as we all call…
Missionary Sending Service (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
Friday afternoon I attended the Missionary Sending Service at the LCMS International Center Chapel. The occasion was the sending out of 34 missionaries,…
“Witness, Mercy, Life Together: Our Life as Church” (A sermon on Acts, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“Witness, Mercy, Life Together: Our Life as Church” (Acts) “Witness, Mercy, Life Together”: This is the threefold emphasis now being used for our…
“Making Known the Unknown God: Paul at the Areopagus” (A sermon by Pr. Charles Henrickson, on Acts 17)
“Making Known the Unknown God: Paul at the Areopagus” (Acts 17:16-31) “Witness” has been a major theme running through the readings from the…
Tuesdays with Norman (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
About a decade ago, there was a bestselling book called “Tuesdays with Morrie.” I haven’t read the book, but from what I know,…
“Witness, Mercy, Life Together: The Case of Stephen” (A sermon by Pr. Charles Henrickson, on Acts 6-7)
“Witness, Mercy, Life Together: The Case of Stephen” (Acts 6:1-9; 7:2a, 51-60) “Witness, Mercy, Life Together”: This is an emphasis right now for…
“Koinonia: The Church’s Life Together” (A sermon by Pr. Charles Henrickson, on Acts 2:42-47)
“Koinonia: The Church’s Life Together” (Acts 2:42-47) During this Easter season, we’re tracking the readings from the Book of Acts, under the theme,…
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: “Lutheran school thrives in E. St. Louis” (posted by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has a nice story today (by reporter Elisa Crouch) about Unity Lutheran School in East St. Louis. This is…
“Witnesses Preach Law and Gospel” (A sermon by Pr. Charles Henrickson, on Acts 2:14a, 36-41)
“Witnesses Preach Law and Gospel” (Acts 2:14a, 36-41) Maybe you noticed, maybe you didn’t: The hymn we just sang, “He’s Risen, He’s Risen,”…
“Witnesses Worthy of the Name” (A sermon by Pr. Charles Henrickson, on Acts 5:29-42)
“Witnesses Worthy of the Name” (Acts 5:29-42) Today we begin a series of sermons based on readings from the Book of Acts. Recently…
“Witness, Mercy, Life Together”: A Hymn (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
President Harrison’s “Emphasis for the Church” is summed up in three terms, “Witness, Mercy, Life Together” (Martyria, Diakonia, Koinonia are the related Greek…
“Blessed Holy Week”: A message from President Harrison (posted by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
LCMS President Matthew Harrison has posted a video message for our meditation this week, “Blessed Holy Week.” Click to watch. And I’ve posted…
COP adopts five regions for elections (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
Newly posted at the Reporter at lcms.org is news of the Council of Presidents adopting a plan of five geographic regions for elections…
The Two Amendments: Why I’m Recommending “Against” (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
On Sunday, March 6, at a special voters’ assembly, our congregation will be voting on two proposed amendments to the Constitution of our…
“The Ballad of Matt Harrison” (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
THE BALLAD OF MATT HARRISON Tune: “The Ballad of Jed Clampett” Part 1 Part 2 By Charles Henrickson, the wag tailoring the doggerel…