Remembering My Grandpa on his Birthday
Twenty years ago today my grandpa Preus celebrated his seventy first birthday, the last birthday he would celebrate before he died nineteen days later….
Twenty years ago today my grandpa Preus celebrated his seventy first birthday, the last birthday he would celebrate before he died nineteen days later….
There have historically been two dominant approaches to the determination of worship forms and substance within Protestantism, known as the “normative principle of…
In Junior Confirmation, we read through the Old Testament. We didn’t get very far before I was having trouble. In Genesis 5, we…
Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity, or the Third Sunday After Michaelmas Spiritual Armor John 4:46-54 New King James Version 46 So Jesus came again…
October 11, 2015 — Proper 23 Sermon Text — Mark 10:17-22 Audio — https://steadfastlutherans.org/clips/sikora/2015-10-11_08-33.m4a Grace, mercy and peace be unto you from…
Jesus never said, “Let go and let God”, He said, “Repent and believe in the Gospel.” There’s a big difference. Both “let go…
October 18 St. Luke the Evangelist Luke 10:1-9 New King James Version 10 After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and…
“You Will Have Treasure in Heaven” (Mark 10:17-22) Today we have the story of the rich young ruler. It’s a story of idolatry,…
This came to my attention the other day. It is a good overture to try to restore faithfulness to our Lutheran Confessions in…
Strap yourself in. I can tell you right now that this will be the longest whisky review you’ve ever read – even longer…
You’re Killing Me Peter St. Paul guides us to treat one another gently when it comes to correcting each other. He, inspired by…
Lutheran Heritage Foundation is offering a free hardcover copy of selected works of Martin Chemnitz in Latin. They do ask that you donate…
In the early sixteenth century the Ottoman Empire had become the dominant power in the Middle East. When Suleiman the Magnificent (r.1520-66) became…
I work every other Sunday, it’s one of the few things I dislike about my job. Back when I started 13 years ago…
Second Sunday After Michaelmas, or the Twentieth Sunday after Trinity Confirmation: Perseverance in Faith Matthew 22:1-14 New King James Version 22 And Jesus…
“Receive the Kingdom of God like a Child” (Mark 10:2-16; Hebrews 2:1-18) How would you like to enter the kingdom of God? I…
Convention 2016: Nominating for various positions, by October 9 The time is growing short to submit nominations for various positions to be elected…
You have heard it said, “What’s good for the goose is good for gander.” James tells us that “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. (Jam 1:17 ESV) What is good comes from God and because it comes from God what is good does not change. But humanity is not content with what is good. Wanting to be like God our first parents chose for themselves their own goodness.
St. Michael and All Angels Luke 10:17-20 September 27. 2015 Audio: https://steadfastlutherans.org/clips/sikora/2015-09-27_08-37.m4a In the Name of Jesus! AMEN! Beloved in the Lord,…
Text: Luke 7:11-17 Listen here. We are entangled in death. The cords of death wrap around us like poison-filled tentacles. Death makes headlines….
A thought-provoking article in Touchstone magazine gave me inspiration for this article. Dr. Marcus Johnson wrote “Who’s Your Teacher?” in the September /…