Anything but Dull – Convention Report – 2015 Montana District LCMS – Part 2
This is Part 2 of a report on the 2015 Montana District LCMS convention. This part reports on Resolution 5-04, “To Call Upon…
Month: August 2015
Luther’s Notes on the Sunday Gospel: Trinity 14 -Thanksgiving
The Ten Lepers Luke 17:11-19 New King James Version 11 Now it happened as He went to Jerusalem that He passed through the midst…
Sermon — Pr. Alan Taylor — As I Ought to Speak
This sermon was posted on LutheranSermon.com, a website that allows pastors to post their sermons. This sermon by Rev. Alan Taylor was preached…
Convention 2016: Electing delegates, by October 9 (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
Convention 2016: Electing delegates, by October 9 It’s time to prepare for the National LCMS Convention. The convention will be held in Milwaukee,…
Great Stuff — Desperate Times don’t Demand Desperate Measures – Keep Calm and Reform On
Found over on blogs.LCMS.org: There is no doubt this was a difficult Summer for Christians in America. It felt like one blow…
Sermon — Pr. Tony Sikora — Defeating the Defiler
Of the four gospels Mark alone sets Jesus’ death and resurrection in the context of Old Testament purity rituals. From the very beginning we find Christ’s herald in the water, baptizing for the forgiveness of sins. We find Jesus, Himself, baptized and then driven to the wilderness to face the Prince of this World. Everything that follows in Mark’s gospel follows these events and is an unfolding of Christ’s invasion of the strong man’s house. It is a battle not just of God and Satan but of Holiness vs. Uncleanness.
“God Crowns His Own Gifts” Commemoration of St. Augustine of Hippo
One day someone asked Martin Luther whether godly persons should expect merit for their good works that result from their justification. Luther answered…
District President May does the right thing and confesses the faith rather than going “interfaith”.
From the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette: This quote describes the event: A responsive reading of a prayer for the Earth from Pope Francis’…
Anything but Dull – Convention Report – 2015 Montana District LCMS – Part 1
This is Part 1 of a report on the 2015 Montana District LCMS convention. Part 2 will report on Resolution 5-04 “To Call…
Sanctified by Marriage and Family
This was my Facebook status posted on Father’s Day this past June. “On Father’s Day I want to thank my children Katie, Leah,…
Great Stuff — “The New Antinomianism: Denying Thesis 18 of Law and Gospel” By Rev. Mark A. Preus
Found over on Gottesdienst Online: I know you’ll all want sources. “Where have you seen this?” “Who said this?” I can’t give…
Replacement Theology
“Consider Abraham: ‘He believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.’ Understand, then, that those who believe are children of Abraham….
Luther’s Notes on the Sunday Gospel: Trinity 13 -Charity
The Good Samaritan Luke 10:23-37 New King James Version 23 Then He turned to His disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes which…
Sermon — Pr. Tony Sikora — A Life in the Water
Sermon Text — Mark 7:1-13 Proper 16 — August 23rd, 2015 Audio — https://www.steadfastlutherans.org/clips/sikora/Dr._Sikora,_Mark_7,_8_23_15.m4a Grace, mercy and peace be unto you from…
Living Catechisms
Despite all of the emphasis Scripture puts on life together, it’s really common for Christians to see faith individualistically. Of course you can’t…
“Marriage, God’s Way” (Sermon on Ephesians 5:22-33, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“Marriage, God’s Way” (Ephesians 5:22-33) News story from this summer: Jared Fogle, former spokesman for Subway sandwiches, pleads guilty to criminal sexual charges,…
“Judge not…”
19“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use…
Book Review – The Angel’s Portion. A Clergyman’s Whisky Narrative.
I would like to start out this review by being brutally honest. I have never written a book review. I’ll be even more…
Remember Thrivent? Planned Parenthood does.
Remember Thrivent? Planned Parenthood does. And I do, too. If you are struggling to recall the details of the events from the not-all-that-distant…
Being a Man in the Church
I presented on this topic for the 3rd annual Wyoming District Men’s Retreat this past weekend. What follows are my thoughts which I…
February in Texas! BJS Conference Dates Announced
Save the date – February 4-6, 2016 – the conference of the Brothers of John the Steadfast. A theme and more details will…
Luther’s Notes on the Gospel: St. Bartholomew’s Day
August 24th Luke 22:24-30 New King James Version 24 Now there was also a dispute among them, as to which of them should…
Steadfast Dying
Elector John of Saxony died on August 15, 1532. While he was the fifth of seven children born to Elisabeth of Bavaria and…
Luther’s Notes on the Sunday Gospel: Trinity 12 – Healing
Jesus Heals the Sick Mark 7:31-37 New King James Version 31 Again, departing from the region of Tyre and Sidon, He came through the…
“Wisdom for Your Walk” (Sermon on Proverbs 9, Ephesians 5, and John 6, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“Wisdom for Your Walk” (Proverbs 9:1-10; Ephesians 5:6-21; John 6:51-69) If I had to sum up a theme running through our lessons for…