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Month: February 2013
Sermon — Pr. Tony Sikora — The Transfiguration
The Transfiguration: Shedding New Light on Jesus and the Crosses We Bear Grace, mercy and peace be unto you from God our Father and from…
Kieschnick and Benke comment on Newtown (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
Yesterday both former Synod President Gerald Kieschnick and current Atlantic District President David Benke made public comment on the Newtown situation, Kieschnick in…
Steadfast Media Pick of the Week — God Makes Babies
God Makes Babies Pr. Mark Preus presents a paper entitled “Be Fruitful and Multiply: Second Thoughts on Birth Control.” What I took away…
Resisting the Court of Public Opinion
We Americans vote on everything. We vote on who will be our next President, all the way down to who will be the…
Women in Combat: Overture for the 2013 Synodical Convention
The following overture concerning women in combat is already being considered by congregations in several districts (and hopefully more soon). I pass it on…
Paul preaches both Law AND Gospel at the Areopagus
One of our fundamental distinctions as Lutherans is the use of both Law and Gospel. This is evident in the often used account…
LCMS Newtown story hits the national media (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
The national media have picked up on LCMS President Matthew Harrison’s response to the participation of Pastor Robert Morris in an interfaith prayer…
Be Fruitful and Multiply: Second Thoughts on Birth Control
In writing something about birth control, I enter into a battlefield in disarray. There are personal issues hidden beneath many’s opinions on the…
Seeing The World Through Sin Colored Glasses
I woke up this morning and put them on, my Sin Colored Glasses. They have been a regular part of my wardrobe for…
NDEs versus the Gospel
And when they say to you, “Seek those who are mediums and wizards, who whisper and mutter,” should not a people seek their…
Great Stuff Found on the Web — In Defense of the Small Catechism
Found on Ad Crucem: There is nothing new under the sun. We (Christians) sometimes get caught up in the latest and greatest…
“just baptism” — Lacking supervision, a tale of falling away from Lutheranism
Dr. Gene Veith has brought something up over on his blog concerning a “Lutheran” pastor who has now twice written for Christian Post…
Dare to Be Wise: The Early Reformation and Education
“When schools flourish, things go well and the church is secure. Let us make more doctors and masters. The youth is the church’s…
The Two Kinds of People Who Cannot See the Error of Unionism and Syncretism, by Pr. Rossow
There are two kinds of people who cannot see the error of unionism and syncretism. The first are those who allow what we…
“His Word Possessed Authority” (Sermon on Luke 4:31-44, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“His Word Possessed Authority” (Luke 4:31-44) In today’s Gospel, we catch a glimpse of what the public ministry of Jesus was like. We…
Pastor who Participated in Unionistic and Syncretistic Service at Newtown, Connecticut Apologizes, by Pr. Rossow
President Harrison has just posted on the Witness, Mercy, Life Together blog (WMLT) the great news that Pastor Rob Morris, from the local LCMS parish…
Do We Lutherans Need To Move Beyond The Cross; Is Our Cross Theology Too Narrow?
Many Christians regard Lutherans as being very one-sided or narrow in their theology. The accusation is that we Lutherans shrink the church year…
Why Doctrine is our Life
In previous articles I have stressed the centrality of justification in Christian doctrine and thus the eminent relevance of doctrine to the people…
Changes in ELCA Seminaries
Head of Luther Seminary in St. Paul resigns amid financial woes Article by: ROSE FRENCH , Star Tribune Updated: December 11, 2012 – 9:42 PM…