Walther’s Works: Church Fellowship Dr. Martin Noland discusses C.F.W. Walther’s book, “Church Fellowship.” The highlight of the interview starts at 31:45 when Dr. Noland discusses the relationship between church fellowship and communion fellowship and the Galesburg Rule. http://archives.kfuo.org/mp3/BT14/BT_May_08_2015.mp3 … Continue reading
A Pastoral Conversation on Homosexuality A great conversation on the Christ and Culture Podcast between Pastors Scott Stiegemeyer and Pastor Eric Andrae regarding homosexuality. Pr. Andrae talks about his approach to discussing homosexuality when he was on a … Continue reading
Christ and Culture Podcast The Christ and Culture Podcast is a new podcast by Pr. Scott Stiegemeyer. Pr. Stiegemeyer discusses various topics to show how Christianity and culture intersect and interact. I’ve pulled two representative episodes. In the … Continue reading
The Crux of the Matter is a new podcast that is billed as “by pastors for pastors.” The hosts, Pr. Todd Peperkorn and Pr. Scott Stiegemeyer, discuss the concerns, challenges, and joy of being Lutheran pastors.
Continue readingIn their sophomoric and giggly way, Pastors Wolfmueller and Goeglein discuss what happens when the Standard Operating Procedures prevent you from calling a false teacher a false teacher.
Continue readingCoaching for the Sacramental Entrepreneur Here’s a clip from the January FiveTwo “All Network Call” explaining why coaching is the right process for helping the sacramental entrepreneur in his/her endeavors. Besides the still confusing “sacramental entrepreneur”, there is also … Continue reading
The History of Christian Confirmation This is the start of a series with Pr. Mark Surburg on the history of confirmation. If you are pressed for time, make sure you at least listen to part 1. The origin of … Continue reading
Responding to Evangelical Prooftexts The idea that “God won’t give us more than we can handle” is pretty common these days. I even had to gently correct my wife on this matter a couple days ago. Pop Evangelicalism has … Continue reading
Cross Defense I haven’t paid a whole lot of attention to KFUO AM since the dark days (or the bright and giggly days if you put the best construction on it), but they’ve added a lot of solid programming. … Continue reading
An Atheist Defends Religion
This is an Issues, Etc. interview with Bruce Sheiman, author of “An Atheist Defends Religion.” It is an altogether interesting interview with the highlight at the 37:00 mark where Pr. Wilken presents the Gospel. The interaction is instructive and the reaction memorable.
Continue readingDr. Harold Senkbeil refutes the notion that sanctification is an act of determination in which you rid yourself of sin and discusses the proper Biblical understand of the Christian life.
Continue readingHorus Reads the Internet Lutheran Satire schools Horus on the difference between the Ceremonial Law and the Moral Law with bullet lists and Venn diagrams. … Continue reading
Rosebrough on the FiveTwo Network Here are three segments with Pr. Chris Rosebrough where he addresses different problems with the FiveTwo Network’s practices and use of language. Pr. Rosebrough makes it quite clear that he thinks Pr. Woolsey properly … Continue reading
Apologetics and Evangelism In September my congregation was blessed to have Pr. Mark Pierson of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Long Beach, CA give a presentation on apologetics and evangelism. Pr. Pierson’s presentation is so engaging because it is … Continue reading
Ever want to “start new to reach new?” Ever feel retro for wearing a clerical? Want to know what it means to be a sacramental entrepreneur? Want to know how the pastor should call the non-ordained to the pulpit? Want … Continue reading
Theological Crossdressers This pick is from an episode of Table Talk Radio entitled “Beware! Theological Crossdressers.” Pastors Wolfmueller and Goeglein critique a video from the Five Two Network’s Sacramental Entrepreneurship series. http://tabletalkradio.org/content/sites/default/files/audio/ttr307.mp3 Preamble starts at 13:40 and … Continue reading
Text and Authority A few months back there was a dust up here regarding a paper that Dr. Jeff Kloha of Concordia Seminary – St. Louis. Part of the confusion lay in the fact that the paper people … Continue reading
Atheists Read the Bible I happened on The Inquisitive Atheists while looking for something completely different and curiosity got the better of me. They have some episodes where they read through the Bible. They make two major mistakes … Continue reading
Dr. Marquart on the Third Use of the Law
This week I ran across Dr. Marquart’s 2005 Symposia presentation entitled, “The Third Use of the Law, a Contribution of the Formula of Concord.”
Continue readingDr. Richard Stuckwisch Examples of different styles without changing substance. At the 2014 LCMS Institute on Liturgy, Preaching, and Church Music Dr. Richard Stuckwisch did workshops on the responsible use of freedom in worship (twice), a sacramentally-shaped life … Continue reading
God’s Own Child I Gladly Say It Examples of different styles without changing substance. From Pr. Matt Richard From Higher Things From Lutherans in Africa … Continue reading
The Good Samaritan
I thought the study of “The Good Samaritan” with Dr. Lane Burgland this week was interesting. I’ve also added some other studies on this parable.
Continue readingDr. John Warwick Montgomery responds on Issues Etc. to the arguments in the interview with Dr. John Dominic Crossan of the Jesus Seminar.
Continue readingAn interview with Dr. John Dominic Crossan on the resurrection of Jesus.
Continue readingLutheran Fathers Some Lutheran Satire for a warm summer day. I laugh at the Pr. Fisk reference every time. … Continue reading