We need pastors not pansies — Guest Article by Vanessa Rasanen
The following was submitted by Vanessa Rasanen, who runs Bible, Beer, and Babies blog. I became a Christian nearly a decade ago, attending…
Month: September 2014
Dorky Jip – FiveTwo’s Definition of Worship
Wait a second… Did I read that right? The FiveTwo folks are asking on their website “What does worship mean?” But the definition…
Meditation: Jerome, Translator of Holy Scripture
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual…
Marquart’s Works Volume I: Popular Writings
The first of a planned 10 volume collection of Marquart’s Works has been published by Lutheran News and edited by Rev. Herman Otten,…
One of These Things Just Doesn’t Belong
Okay, who remembers that Sesame Street song—“One of these things is not like the other. One of these things just doesn’t belong”? That’s…
#Five-Eaux and #Tiki14 (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
‘ #Five-Eaux and #Tiki14 Saturday night I went to a tiki bar to meet up with some friends. When I got there, the…
RE: The Most Neglected Part of the Catechism
Rev. Jordan McKinley’s inaugural post on “The Most Neglected Part of the Small Catechism” has gotten me thinking. I played a little guessing game with myself…
Guest Article — Grace and the Corrupter
Posted by Rev. Edward A. Engelbrecht, Concordia Publishing House O you sons of men, return, And you their daughters, come. And abandon the…
“You Shine as Lights in the World” (Sermon on Philippians 2:1-18, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“You Shine as Lights in the World” (Philippians 2:1-18) In our Epistle for today, from Philippians 2, St. Paul appeals to us Christians…
By Whose Authority? A Sermon on Matthew 21:23-27
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 28, 2014 Some people ask questions because they do not want to learn. Let me repeat that: Some…
Highlights from Wiki14
Ever want to “start new to reach new?” Ever feel retro for wearing a clerical? Want to know what it means to be…
Sacramental Entrepreneurship or Franchise Corruption?
The first Lutherans didn’t use the term “Lutheran” to describe themselves. They identified themselves by the much more apt term “evangelical.” After all, the…
Liberals and their changing the meanings of words…
So now with Wiki14 conference over and everyone hyped by the likes of the FiveTwo folks in the LCMS, bringing in the latest…
Great Stuff — FiveTwo’s Use of Language—What Does This Mean?
Found over on logia.org: The Rev. Matthew Harrison, President of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, has said on more than one occasion that…
Catechism Series, part 11
In this latest installment of our “Steadfast Throwdown” Catechism Series with Pr. Joe Abrahamson, we continue discussing the Sacrament of the Altar. Pr….
How Do You View the Church?
In the Nicene Creed we confess that we believe in “one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.” What is that one Church? Our Augsburg…
Catechism Series, part 10
Pr. Joe Abrahamson continues his series on Luther’s Small Catechism on “Steadfast Throwdown.” This time we discuss the Sacrament of the Altar. What…
Vision Casting
Christ our Lord says, “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of…
Notice the Difference?
The Transforming Churches Network paradigm for the Office of the Holy Ministry: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther’s paradigm for the Office of the…
Becoming a Christian by Listening
My pastor has been teaching on Paul’s epistle to the Galatians for the past several months in Bible study. As a good Lutheran…
Celebrating in the Face of Death, part 2
This week on “Steadfast Throwdown,” we continue discussing Pr. Randy Asburry’s presentation on pastoral care at the time of death. Here we delve…
You Could Learn a Lot from a Dummy
This post takes its title from the 1980s’ U.S. Department of Transportation ad campaign to get people to wear seatbelts. They showed you…
Youth Work I-C: Organization and the Family-Youth
[To read the introductory post on this topic, as much of this advice builds upon and flows from the principles laid out in…
God doesn’t love you for who you are.
Have you ever asked someone why they love you? Have you ever heard someone in a relationship say “He loves me for who…
Celebrating in the Face of Death, part 1
“Steadfast Throwdown” co-host Pr. Randy Asburry plays guest as we discuss pastoral care at the time of death. Since every human being ends…