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Category: I Desire Mercy not Sarcasm

Fame and Confessional Lutheranism, by Jon Townsend

(Jon’s posts can be seen on the Regular Columns page under the title “God Desires Mercy, Not Sarcasm. Every week a copy of…

Posted On 28 Oct 201014 Sep 2018

A Time of Crisis and Opportunity: Be an Apologist, not a Pharisee, by Jon Townsend

(Jon’s posts can be seen on the Regular Columns page under the title “God Desires Mercy, Not Sarcasm…) A Time of Crisis and…

Posted On 26 Aug 2009

Lutherische Kultur im Exil, by Jonathan Townsend

In what almost seems like a former life now, I worked for a professor who wrote a book called Literarische Kultur im Exil…

Posted On 22 May 200922 May 2009

I spend more time at the Kulturbrauerei in Heidelberg than I do looking for Disputations, but the Kellerbier doesn’t stop me from thinking about them, by Jon Townsend

(Heidelberg is the site of Luther’s famous disputations with his then Augustinian brothers, thus the title of this post.  Jon’s posts can be…

Posted On 19 Apr 200919 Apr 2009

A Lutheran Family Road Trip ““ From Darwin to the Pill, by Jon Townsend

(Jon’s posts can be seen on the Regular Columns page under the title “God Desires Mercy, Not Sarcasm…) In February of this year,…

Posted On 4 Apr 200913 Sep 2018

And Sad is the Life of a Reactionary, by Jon Townsend

(Jon Townsend’s posts are archived on the Regular Columns page under the title “I Desire Mercy and Not Satire but a Little Satire…

Posted On 12 Mar 200912 Mar 2009

The True Comfort of Steadfast Fathers, by Jon Townsend

(Editor’s Note: Jon writes our “I Desire Mercy not Sarcasm…” column but there is no sarcasm in this post. I thought it would…

Posted On 20 Feb 200913 Sep 2018

BJS Muse Responds Poetically to the Recent Deaths of Neuhaus and Elisa: Paralell Lives – Ein Lutherisches Märchen, by Jon Townsend

(Editor’s Note: Jon Townsend is a creative brother. He is the one who writes and produces the BJS ads on Issues, Etc. His…

Posted On 14 Jan 2009

Bishop Andrew Elisa of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Sudan is Gravely Ill ““ and Could Use our Help and Prayers, by Jon Townsend

(Editor’s Note: Jon writes a column for us titled “I Desire Mercy and Not Satire but a Little Satire is Good for the…

Posted On 24 Dec 200824 Dec 2008

A Tale of Two High Schools, er, um”¦ of Two Synods? By Jonathan Townsend

Ok, here is where I get into big trouble…   In the 1970’s a Lutheran Synod that bears the name of a Midwestern…

Posted On 27 Nov 200827 Nov 2008

Shoot don’t Shoot: The Proper Distinction between Law and Taunting, by Jonathan Townsend

(Editor’s Note: Jonathan is a laymen from Michigan. His posts can be found in his regular column “I Desire Mercy and Not Satire…”…

Posted On 16 Oct 200818 Oct 2008

Thick Skin, by Jonathan Townsend

(Editor’s Note: Jonathan is on our BJS steering committee. He is the author, producer and voice of our fine promotional spots on Issues,…

Posted On 31 Aug 20081 Sep 2008

Introducing “I Desire Mercy, Not Satire…”

Mercy is an oft redefined word; so much so that people use it in conjunction with killing and do not laugh themselves silly…

Posted On 31 Aug 20081 Sep 2008

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