Seminex: A Debt of Gratitude(?)
I stumbled upon this video a while back. The Reverend John S. Damm was once Academic Dean of Concordia Seminary under John Tietjen’s…
I stumbled upon this video a while back. The Reverend John S. Damm was once Academic Dean of Concordia Seminary under John Tietjen’s…
A post by Pastor David Petersen on Gottesdienst Online. We thought it might generate some interesting comments here as well as over on…
Originally posted on OuterRimTerritories by Pastor Christopher Gillespie. Back in June, Larry Crume of LCEF posted a blog on the increasing level…
Another great article posted by Pastor Peters on PastoralMeanderings: George Weigel wrote in First Things of the inability of shallow, tribal, institutional-maintenance…
Part I ended with these questions: “This leaves us wondering, then, at what point does the child cease to be a child? And…
Over the past year, the authors of BJS have increased a lot, but another thing has been increasing as well – the size…
Repentance is something the Lord means to be ongoing in the life of the Christian. But, repentance isn’t easy. Who wants to repent?…
In this catechism post, I’ve prepared a few responses to popular questions about the end-times hysteria surrounding the Maya calendars, the year 2012…
Found on Letter of Marque.us: INDIANAPOLIS – A newly released Pira Survey of the Biblical texts reveals the real reasons why the…
Prevenient grace is the official doctrine of the Church of the Nazarene, as well as Methodism. It is found in the roots of…
What happens when Justification becomes peripheral and not the central article? I’ll tell you what happens: Doctrine becomes not life. Doctrine becomes something…
“The End of the World’s Coming” (Mark 13:24-37) “In those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will…
Simple, childlike faith in Jesus is good. In fact, children often make fine examples of the Christian Faith (note Jesus’ use of them…
Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. AMEN! Our text for…
Contemporary Christian Music Industry Rev. Craig Donofrio, former Christian punk artist, discusses the state of the contemporary Christian music industry. [podcast]http://wittenbergmedia.org/audio/The_Contemporary_Christian_Music_Industry.mp3[/podcast]
Many people, when they hear that I am going to Siberia to serve as a catechist ask, “What great crime did you…
“Thanksgivings and Prayers for Our Nation” (1 Timothy 2:1-7) Today we are observing the Day of National Thanksgiving. The purpose of this holiday…
When is the last time you heard a District President warn the pastors of his district to stay away from the latest heterodox…
Another question came in using our Ask a Pastor button on the right. Sorry these are taking a while to answer, but we…
Here is a guest article by Nathan Redman. Nathan Redman is a layman & aspiring deacon at Redeemer Lutheran Church (LCMS)…
Found on Matthew E. Cochran’s blog, The 96th thesis: When a congregation begins toying with the idea of contemporary worship, one of…
Found on my sermon site, LCMSsermons.com: Text: Luke 17:11-19 Hear the frustration in Christ our Lord’s voice: “Were there not ten cleansed?…
Here is a hymn I wrote for my congregation. A Hymn on the Sacrament of the Altar composed for Faith Lutheran Church,…
We’ve all seen it play out either before our eyes or in cyber space. A pastor is discouraged about something. Before you know…
Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen! Our text for…