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Author: Pastor Andrew Packer

Andrew Packer is the pastor, headmaster, and a teacher at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. He graduated from Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne with an M.Div. in 2012. He was ordained and installed as the pastor of Our Savior on June 24, 2012. He has been married to Destiny since 2001. God has graciously blessed them with six children so far: Ethan, Abigail, Allison, Olivia, Lucia, and Micah.

A Word Fitly Spoken Podcast and Blog – A Review

The last seven months have been insanely busy.  My various vocations have had me running in every direction imaginable—to the point where human…

Posted On 20 Aug 201817 Aug 2018

The Bugenhagen Conference—A Review

Deciding what conferences to attend as a pastor always feels like a gamble to me.  I’m gambling my time and the church’s money….

Posted On 10 Aug 20189 Aug 2018

Faithful Ministry – Faithful Work Rev Benjamin Ball

Here is the third plenary session from The Bugenhagen Conference.

Posted On 7 Aug 20186 Aug 2018

Man Up! The CHRIST-Centered Quest for Real Masculinity

Man Up! The Quest for Masculinity, by Jeffrey Hemmer (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 2017) I won’t lie to you. When I first…

Posted On 21 Jun 201721 Jun 2017

A Fantastic Conference – Register Now!

Consider yourself invited.  July 21-22, 2017. Register here. You know you want to spend a couple of days in Denver hearing faithful teaching….

Posted On 5 Jun 20175 Jun 2017

Neither Lion Nor Dragon

Very beautiful is the statement of Augustine in which he says of his mother Monica that she bound her soul with the chain…

Posted On 16 May 201710 May 2017

Christ and The Church Marriage Devotion is Now Available

I’ve already written a review of this magnificent devotion here. It is now available through Lulu in its final form for only $4.37. …

Posted On 3 May 20173 May 2017

Christ and the Church Marriage Devotion (Free) – A Book Release and Review

I have been married for over 15 years and a pastor now for over 5 years. In my vocations, as a husband and…

Posted On 9 Mar 201717 Jul 2017

Please Help Pastor John Henry and His Family

Pastor John Henry and his family have been through a terrible ordeal involving extremely high levels of lead in the home and the risk…

Posted On 14 Dec 201614 Dec 2016

I Don’t Want The Lord To End Up In This Box

A lot of Lutherans have seen and shared this meme with Hank Hill from the animated series “King of the Hill”:    …

Posted On 16 Nov 201612 Nov 2016

The Imperishable Charm of Lutheran Hymns

We just celebrated the Festival of the Reformation. A central part to the success of the Reformation was the hymnody. Lutheran hymnody took…

Posted On 1 Nov 201627 Oct 2016

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