Book Review of Stitched Crosses: Crusade
From the beginning of Genesis to the end of Revelation, God tells us a story, the true story of our sin and salvation…
From the beginning of Genesis to the end of Revelation, God tells us a story, the true story of our sin and salvation…
As I was looking ahead on the calendar this morning for the upcoming Labor Day weekend, I found myself thinking about the doctrine…
I’d like to take a brief moment to write something positive about the entertainment industry. I know what you’re thinking, can anything good…
There are several reasons why I nerd out when it comes to AMC’s The Walking Dead. I’ve enjoyed reading the graphic novels and…
Part 1 Fantasy remains a human right: we make in our measure and in our derivative mode, because we are made: and not…
What makes a good apologist? We know some of the usual suspects. Eyewitnesses make good apologists. Matthew, John, Peter, and Paul, come to…
“How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God and this is the gate of heaven.” Genesis…
Note: Although there certainly are many more, here are a few of my favorite quotations from the writings of C.S. Lewis that only…
Note: When J.R.R. Tolkien couldn’t find a word to express precisely what he was thinking, or trying to convey in his writing, he…
Note: For the sixth year in a row, Redeemer is participating in a Lenten midweek pulpit exchange with fellow LCMS churches in the…
With the recent theatrical re-release of Disney’s Frozen the sing-along version came a resurgence in exploration of the movie’s themes and possible connections…
The consolation of fairy-stories, the joy of the happy ending: or more correctly of the good catastrophe, the sudden joyous “turn” (for there…
Text: 1 John 1:1-4 In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit + Amen. There’s…
Note: Every year the LWML at Redeemer, Huntington Beach asks me to attend their Advent by Candlelight tea. It’s always a joy to…
+ Day of Thanksgiving, November 28th, 2013 + Psalm 100; Deut. 26:1-11; Philippians 4:4-9; John 6:25-35 “The Bread of Life” In the Name…
+ Thanksgiving Eve & Day – November 21, 2012 + Day of Thanksgiving: Deuteronomy 8:1-10; 1 Timothy 2:1-4; Luke 17-11-19 “Risky Giving” In…
“Now, I say that whatever you set your heart on and put your trust in is truly your god.” – Martin Luther, Large…
Forget what you think you know about Bill O’Reilly. Forget about his right-leaning politics, his top-rated television show, and the millions of dollars…
The word cliché is the French vocable for a stereotype printing plate. Its function is to reproduce the likeness of a given…
Christianity is an historical religion. Not just in the sense of having a long history, which it does. But Christianity is also historical…
“At the risk of sounding quite insolently obvious, I shall say that if the Church is to make any impression on the modern…
“The apostle to the apostles.” That’s what Bernard of Clairvaux called her. And though her name has been sullied by fads in fiction…
The following article was published in the January newsletter at Redeemer, Huntington Beach, CA, where I serve as pastor. Although some of the…
Note: While this is not strictly an apologetics piece, it was written for the local paper where I live, the Huntington Beach Wave….
This article was originally published in the Huntington Beach Wave, my local paper here in HB, CA, on May 23. And while it…