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Author: T. R. Halvorson

T. R. Halvorson was born in Sidney, Montana on July 14, 1953, baptized at Pella Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sidney, Montana on November 8, 1953, and confirmed at First Lutheran Church in Williston, North Dakota in 1968. He and his wife, Marilyn, are members of Trinity Lutheran Church (LCMS) in Sidney, Montana. They have three sons and six grandchildren. T. R. farms at Wildrose, North Dakota, and is Deputy County Attorney in Sidney, Montana. He has been a computer programmer; and an author, conference speaker, instructor, and consultant to industry in online legal information. He is among the authors of the religion column in the Sidney Herald at Sidney, Montana. He is the Editor of LutheranCatechism.com.

Baptism: Common Questions Answered, Part 1

  Introduction You hear questions about Baptism. You have your own questions. Many of these questions are common and are asked repeatedly. Many…

Posted On 15 Nov 201929 Jan 2021

Baptism Bibliography for the English-Reading Layperson

Buchanan, Colin, A Case for Infant Baptism, rev. ed. (Cambridge: Grove Books Limited, 1984). Chemnitz, Martin, “Original Sin” in The Doctrine of Man…

Posted On 13 Nov 201929 Jan 2021

A Lay Delegate Report on the 2019 LCMS Synod Convention

The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod holds a synod-wide convention every three years. The convention receives reports, elects leaders, votes on proposed resolutions,…

Posted On 15 Aug 201914 Aug 2019

Unavoidable Personal Evangelism

Lay Lutherans and personal evangelism have a strained relationship. First, we are tempted to think that only pastors should witness for Christ. If…

Posted On 14 Aug 201929 Jan 2021

Do I need church? Do you need church? What’s the draw?

Do I need church? Do you need church? Some say they are Christians, but don’t need the church. They worship at home or…

Posted On 2 Aug 201929 Jul 2019

Safely Betting the Farm: Recommendation of Jack Kilcrease’s Book on the Atonement

In this book (Jack D. Kilcrease, The Doctrine of the Atonement from Luther to Forde (Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock, 2018), Dr. Kilcrease…

Posted On 31 Jul 201929 Jul 2019

Fathers, your influence is built into nature. Nuture it.

[Photo of Sahar Sadlovsky Gold and child used by permission of Sahar Sadlovsky Gold. Thank you!]   The child is with her father….

Posted On 12 Jul 201911 Jul 2019

Aids for Voting Delegates to the 2019 LCMS Convention

A voting delegate to a synodical convention has a duty to vote well. To vote well, one needs to study and understand the…

Posted On 10 Jul 201911 Jul 2019

Would you like some help to be repenting?

For many Christians, repentance is a confusing topic and a frustrating experience. Let’s take a look at: the secular background of the word…

Posted On 24 Mar 201929 Jan 2021

Memorizing the Catechism: False Dichotomy between Words and Meaning or, How to Forget the Faith

When I was a child, we already had the Small Catechism memorized before we entered confirmation instruction. We recited portions in Sunday School…

Posted On 12 Mar 201911 Mar 2019

Why is preaching a big deal? Why this book of sermons?

Foreword from A Year of Law & Gospel Preaching: Postil of Sermons on the One-Year Lectionary by Rev. Rolf Preus Being called to…

Posted On 25 Feb 201929 Jan 2021

The Hellacious Cost of Making the Creed Palatable

The presiding bishop of a Lutheran body said during an interview by reporter Robert Herguth during his podcast “Faith to Face” that there…

Posted On 22 Feb 201929 Jan 2021

Lutherans revert to hushing Christ’s Words of Institution of the Sacrament

At the time of Luther, the practice of the Sacrament of the Altar by papists inflicted many abuses upon the laity. These included…

Posted On 22 Nov 201829 Jan 2021

Would you deny Real Presence to escape the jaws of beasts?

A vogue phrase today is, “to die for.” “This chocolate is to die for.” “That dress is to die for.” A lifestyle clothing…

Posted On 20 Nov 201820 Nov 2018

Baptism: Mercy for Worship

Here is something that is not to be done: stepping on the train of a king’s robe. With that in mind, recall what…

Posted On 2 Nov 201829 Jan 2021

The Word and Faith

Faith does not spring from nature, nor from our own reason, strength, or will. The Holy Spirit creates faith by the Word and…

Posted On 10 Sep 201829 Jan 2021

The Evangelical Kyrie

The character of Lutheran worship is a rich tapestry of traits. It is like the catechism: it can be learned by a child,…

Posted On 9 Aug 201829 Jan 2021

What was I thinking when reciting the Creed?

A mindless repetition. That is what critics of creeds say about reciting the Creed. Opponents of liturgy call it a vain repetition. Of…

Posted On 9 Apr 201829 Jan 2021

The Second Petition and the Sacrament in Leviticus

Leviticus was used widely in the early church and later to preach the Gospel. The modern church generally ignores Leviticus.[1] Leviticus is a…

Posted On 1 Mar 201829 Jan 2021

Book Review: Thank, Praise, Serve, and Obey by William Weedon

Jesus lived a perfect human life. We know that. But it is easy to miss some of his practices. It might sound strange,…

Posted On 20 Feb 2018

The Holy Spirit is Coaxing Me to Trust

Every now and then, when there is an issue or concern in my life, the Holy Spirit uses the Word in its variety…

Posted On 15 Feb 201814 Feb 2018

“Their Lord needs them” — Advent 1 Sermon by Pr Ryan D. Wendt

“Their Lord need them” Matthew 21:1-9 First Sunday in Advent 2017 Pr Ryan D. Wendt Christ the King Lutheran Church,  Billings, Montana (Hear…

Posted On 4 Dec 20173 Dec 2017

Freeing the Catechism in English !!

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of England. These loving people are giving away “the layman’s little Bible”—Luther’s…

Posted On 15 Nov 201715 Nov 2017

The Cross of Christ Is the Burnt Out Ground, Safe from Fire

Drought and fires this year recall memories of prairie fires in homesteading days. In high winds, fires moved rapidly, burning grass, crops, livestock,…

Posted On 23 Aug 201729 Jan 2021

I Would Not Give This Book To My Granddaughters

A new book this year for women by Cindy Koch is titled Woman: The Forgotten Story, published by NRP Books, an imprint of…

Posted On 7 Aug 20172 Aug 2017

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