O Rex Gentium: December 22nd, The “O Antiphons”
Come, Desire Of Nations Hymn Verse: O Come, Desire of nations, bind All peoples in one heart and mind; Bid Thou our sad…
Come, Desire Of Nations Hymn Verse: O Come, Desire of nations, bind All peoples in one heart and mind; Bid Thou our sad…
“Rejoicing in the God Who Has Taught Us” (Psalm 71:17-18) “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.” These words from…
In place of our annual conference, BJS is helping to underwrite a couple of one day conferences across the country in Fairview Heights,…
O Come, Thou Dayspring From On High Hymn Verse: O Come, Thou Dayspring from on high, and cheer us by thy drawing nigh;…
I am outraged at Thrivent’s reaction to the uproar over Planned Parenthood being an option for your Thrivent Choice funds. Instead of simply…
O Come, Thou Key of David, Come Hymn Verse: O Come, Thou Key of David, come, And open wide our heav’nly home, Make…
Lust. To be honest, this seems to get a lot more attention as a man’s sin. Men – with their visual-driven minds –…
Great article found over on UAClutheran: In the womb of Mary, Jesus is only days old when the pre-born John the Baptizer…
There is perhaps no greater threat to both the Gospel and to the family today than the sexual identity crisis in our culture….
Are parents- especially Christian ones- brainwashing their children? Dr. Chester M. Pierce, Emeritus Professor of Education at Harvard Medical School and Psychiatry, thinks so….
We are reposting this from Dec 4, 2012: Did Christianity Steal the Date of Sol Invictus? The claim is that Sol Invictus…
O Come, Thou Rod of Jesse’s Stem Hymn Verse: O Come, Thou Rod of Jesse’s stem, From ev’ry foe deliver them That trust…
Title: Truth and Repentance Text: Mt 11:2-15 Third Sunday in Advent, December 15, 2013 Throughout his ministry John was faithful doing what God…
This week on LampLight Conversations, Pastor Adam Reichart joined our conversation on the lessons for the Fourth Sunday in Advent. Pastor Reichart serves…
A great post found over on DaringLutheran.net: Earlier today, I was alerted to the presence of an entry in the Thrivent Choice…
Advent IV St. Matthew 1:18-25 December 22, 2013 Grace, mercy and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord…
We are reposting this from Dec 3rd, 2012: Of the major Christian Holy Days, Christmas, Easter and Pentecost are the high points…
It was bound to happen. This year it hit me earlier than it usual does. Christmas songs, decorations, crazy shoppers, Santa Claus and…
O Come, O Come, Thou Lord of Might The Hymn: O come, O come, Thou Lord of might, Who to Thy tribes on…
An Advent Midweek Sermon Preached at Zion Lutheran Church, Gwinner, ND. Grace and Peace to you from God our Father and the Lord…
O Come, Thou Wisdom From on High The Hymn: O come, Thou Wisdom from on high, Who orderest all things mightily; To us…
Many of you have observed the “Explanation of the Divine Service” pamphlets that are found in the pew racks at Bethany Lutheran Church…
The hymn “O, Come, O, Come, Emmanuel” (TLH 62; LW 31; CW 32; ; ELH 110; LSB 357) is a rendition of the…
On January 30, 1933, Herr Adolph Hitler assumed the office of Chancellor of Germany according to their Constitution. On February 1, two days…
The introduction to this sermon has been adapted from Pastor Ken Kelly’s excellent Gaudete homily. You can read the whole thing at: https://homofactusest.com/2013/12/10/gaudete-rejoice-in-the-lord/. That John…