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Author: Pastor Jacob Deal

Rev. Jacob T. Deal is the sole pastor of Saints Peter and Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sharon, Pennsylvania, established in 1917. He attended the Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, IN (M.Div., 2012-2016). He enjoys traveling to Haiti to help with recovery efforts and ministering to the pastors and laity. He and his beautiful wife, Ana, have enjoyed being married since two weeks before seminary. The Lord has provided them with three wonderful children, Isaiah, Titus, and Loretta.

Transformational Life Coach Lesson 1: Knowing Your Self-Worth

Sometimes I go in search of “inspirational” quotations that I can use for a newsletter article. The December quotes were just super-did disappointing,…

Posted On 24 Dec 20205 Jan 2021

It’s Time to Start Sacrificing

*Much time, prayer, and effort has gone into this piece of writing. It is much longer than my typical writings because it would,…

Posted On 19 Nov 202024 Nov 2020

Did Her Baptism Take?

Almost two years have passed since I published “One in 1200 and One in the Lord,” which was more widely received than I…

Posted On 14 Oct 202013 Oct 2020

Cancel Culture: Dear God, Cancel Our Culture

“Dear God, please cancel our culture.” A few weeks ago, I wouldn’t have thought to say this; but, God should cancel our culture….

Posted On 28 Sep 202028 Sep 2020

Cancel Culture: My First Impressions

God forgives sin and forgets.  As it is written by Isaiah the Prophet, “I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for…

Posted On 31 Aug 202030 Aug 2020

Our Great Resurrection Hope: Like the Golden Sun Ascending

When God made the universe and all things in it, He filled it with light. In Genesis 1, the Lord creates the lights…

Posted On 1 May 20201 May 2020

The Pandemic and the Efficacy of God’s Word

“Efficacy”, perhaps isn’t a word we hear or use that often, but it means the ability to produce a desired or intended result….

Posted On 3 Apr 20203 Apr 2020

Politically Correct or Biblically Faithful: Head of the Family

It is politically incorrect in our time for me to say with any certainty that the man is the head of the house….

Posted On 1 Jul 201927 Jun 2019

The War on Christmas and Easter

The Holy Apostle Saint John writes, “The Holy Ghost will reprove the world of sin” (footnote: except on Christmas and Easter). When a…

Posted On 11 Jan 201910 Jan 2019

A Bird in a Cage: Mental Disabilities and the Gospel

This is not a writing about a literal bird in a cage; that would be lame, unimportant, and most likely unworthy of being…

Posted On 13 Dec 201811 Dec 2018

One in 1200 and One in the Lord

A 25-year-old woman has a one in 1200 chance to give birth to a child with Down syndrome. Is one ever expecting it?…

Posted On 12 Nov 201811 Nov 2018

The Nature of God’s Grace as Evidenced by the Liturgy: Part 3 – The Sacrament of the Altar

In Part Three, we pick up on page 194 in the Lutheran Service Book where the liturgy for the Sacrament of the Altar…

Posted On 31 Oct 201828 Oct 2018

The Nature of God’s Grace as Evidenced by the Liturgy: Part 2 – Service of the Word

In Part Two we begin on page 186 in the Lutheran Service Book which is where the Service of the Word begins. Again,…

Posted On 1 Oct 2018

The Nature of God’s Grace as Evidenced by the Liturgy: Part 1- Confession and Absolution

In a religious atmosphere of ever-changing liturgies and free-for-all worship, I considered the importance of our constant liturgy. In the wisdom of the…

Posted On 23 Aug 20181 Oct 2018

Don’t Make Promises You Can’t Keep

When parents meet me for the first time and show some interest in visiting our congregation they ask, “What sort of programs do…

Posted On 1 Aug 201825 Jul 2018

The Rush to be Confirmed

Recently, I began another new member class for those desiring to learn what we believe, teach, and confess. In a small amount of…

Posted On 27 Jun 201822 Jun 2018

Doctrine of Repentance and Good Works

Did you know that “the doctrine of repentance- because it not only commands new works, but also promises forgiveness of sins- necessarily requires…

Posted On 30 Apr 201827 Apr 2018

Silencing the Voice of Religious Enthusiasm

“What is it that the Church can decide that has not already been decided by the Scriptures? (Dr. Martin Luther, Sämmtliche Schriften, St….

Posted On 18 Apr 201817 Apr 2018

A Call to Confess Christ to the Government

Editor’s Note:  This “Call to Confess Christ” was submitted and captures the concerns I share over the pattern of statements that the LCMS…

Posted On 8 Feb 2018

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