The Failure of Comfort Dogs: All Dog, No God
Animals are a first article gift from God. Dogs fall into this category. They’re creatures over which man has dominion, and beasts that we…
Tag: Mercy
Commemorating the Saints
Satan’s always working to confuse our theology. If he can’t knock us off the horse on one side, he’ll try to knock us…
A Gracious and Merciful God
“Now, if you are afraid to go to the Sacrament, and your conscience frightens you, as if you were unworthy, put this verse…
Mercy & Vocation
I was recently engaged in a conversation concerning vocation, ‘diakonia’ and the mercy work of the church. As the conversation progressed, I was…
Keeping Mercy & Life Together Together
I recently had the privilege of attending “In the World for Good”, a conference on Urban Ministry at Concordia Theological Seminary in…
Toward an Apologetic of Mercy, Part 2
Click here for part 1 of Toward an Apologetic of Mercy Our secular, materialistic society (the zeitgeist) is remarkably similar to that of Roman…
Toward an Apologetic of Mercy, Part 1
Apologia and Diakonia. Two Biblical Greek words that seem to have nothing in common with each other. And yet, they have increasingly become…
“A Church without Chicken”: Comments on Marcus Borg’s Lecture Notes
A month ago a well-known Biblical scholar, Marcus Borg gave two lectures at Lexington Presbyterian, “Lex Pres”, here in Lexington,Virginia. Lexington is home to…
Steadfast on Campus — Short Term Mission Trips
The Rev. Joshua Gale wrote a fine article here on BJS in response to the discussion on short-term mission trips. He wrote from…
“Acts of Witness, Mercy, Life Together” (Sermon on Acts 4:32-35, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“Acts of Witness, Mercy, Life Together” (Acts 4:32-35) As many of you may know, for the last couple of years our Lutheran Church-Missouri…
“Witness, Mercy, Life Together: Our Life as Church” (A sermon on Acts, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“Witness, Mercy, Life Together: Our Life as Church” (Acts) “Witness, Mercy, Life Together”: This is the threefold emphasis now being used for our…
“Witness, Mercy, Life Together: The Case of Stephen” (A sermon by Pr. Charles Henrickson, on Acts 6-7)
“Witness, Mercy, Life Together: The Case of Stephen” (Acts 6:1-9; 7:2a, 51-60) “Witness, Mercy, Life Together”: This is an emphasis right now for…
“Witnesses Worthy of the Name” (A sermon by Pr. Charles Henrickson, on Acts 5:29-42)
“Witnesses Worthy of the Name” (Acts 5:29-42) Today we begin a series of sermons based on readings from the Book of Acts. Recently…
“Witness, Mercy, Life Together”: A Hymn (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
President Harrison’s “Emphasis for the Church” is summed up in three terms, “Witness, Mercy, Life Together” (Martyria, Diakonia, Koinonia are the related Greek…