Great Stuff — ULC (MN) Final Services and Thoughts
Posted by Pastor Marcus Zill on facebook: In case you haven’t seen all of it yet, the following page contains a lot…
Posted by Pastor Marcus Zill on facebook: In case you haven’t seen all of it yet, the following page contains a lot…
Found on Cyberbrethren: Concordia Publishing House recently published the translation of an excellent book that documents how much of traditional church practice…
I learned a lesson in humility from a book that I recently read. In the book the authors, Mortimer Adler and Charles Van…
Grace, mercy and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. AMEN! Our text for…
A Pick from the Archives This week’s pick is from the pre-cancelation days of Issues, Etc. and it’s a Sunday night national show…
I spent a week’s vacation last week with my family behind the “Cheddar Curtain” in Wisconsin, as well as in southeast Minnesota. Though…
Several years ago I received the criticism from some parishioners (former now), that I was preaching and teaching with a low view of…
One of the more frequent objections to Christianity is the problem of evil. Typically it’s phrased the following way: “If a good and…
Note: Special thanks to Norm Fisher, BJS tech guru for making this post possible. The artful summary video set to Psalm 48 is…
In his sermon given at the funeral of Duke John of Electoral Saxony (John the Steadfast), Martin Luther stated, “a prince is also…
Recently the topic of whether someone from outside of the LCMS can discuss or be critical of the LCMS came up on a…
Found on Pastor Fiene’s The High Midlife: This is the sanctuary of University Lutheran Chapel. This is the place where the Bridegroom…
I am an incurable bibliophile. Yes, I am even a member of a Facebook group about book smelling. The smell of a book,…
One of the first district pastors’ conferences that I ever attended, and certainly one that I will always remember, was in the late…
Rev. Dr. Robert Holst, President Emeritus of Concordia University St. Paul, expressed his belief that for too long he viewed the church as…
Have you read this new book by Todd Burpo? This book tells the story of his son who died and went to heaven….
The Association of Free Lutheran Congregations (AFLC) last week celebrated their 50th Anniversary. This is the church body to which I belong. Some…
Found on Four and Twenty Blackbirds: Congratulations, my dear pastors-elect! Squarely in possession of that first set of call docs to Anywhere…
“St. John the Baptist: Born to Forerun” (Luke 1:57-80) Merry Saintjohnthebaptistmas! “What?” you say, “What did he say?” I said, Merry Saintjohnthebaptistmas! You…
Below is a letter of resignation from a pastor in the LCMS. It came our way and we feel it is important news…
The following is a sermon from one of my friends and mentors, Pastor Rick Bridston. The sermon was delivered as the 2010 Commencement…
A Video Pick This weeks’ pick comes from the Vimeo channel of Faith Lutheran Church in Capistrano Beach, CA. It is the first…
Found on Witness, Mercy, Life Together blog: Monday, June 25, 2012 is the 482nd Anniversary of the Presentation of the Augsburg Confession…
Grace, mercy and peace be unto you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. AMEN! Our text for this…
LCMS President Matthew Harrison is one of 25 religious leaders who have signed an “Open Letter on Religious Freedom” in protest of the…