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(Jon’s posts can be seen on the Regular Columns page under the title “God Desires Mercy, Not Sarcasm. Every week a copy of Christian News arrives at our congregation. Our Pastor reads it and then passes it on to the … Continue reading
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(Jon’s posts can be seen on the Regular Columns page under the title “God Desires Mercy, Not Sarcasm…) A Time of Crisis and Opportunity: Be an Apologist, not a Pharisee How apropos: The Gospel reading in many of our congregations … Continue reading
In what almost seems like a former life now, I worked for a professor who wrote a book called Literarische Kultur im Exil : Gesammelte Beiträge zur Exilforschung. Literature and Culture in Exile : Collected Essays on the German-Speaking Emigration … Continue reading
(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 seen on the Regular Columns page under the title “God Desires Mercy, Not Sarcasm…) The fear of … Continue reading
(Jon’s posts can be seen on the Regular Columns page under the title “God Desires Mercy, Not Sarcasm…) In February of this year, I took a rare Friday off. “Where are you going?” my colleagues asked. “To Cincinnati, ah Kentucky … Continue reading
(Jon Townsend’s posts are archived on the Regular Columns page under the title “I Desire Mercy and Not Satire but a Little Satire is Good for the Soul.” Jon is also the writer, producer and even the voice of our … Continue reading
(Editor’s Note: Jon writes our “I Desire Mercy not Sarcasm…” column but there is no sarcasm in this post. I thought it would be a nice change of pace with all the legaleze we have been reading in the last … Continue reading
(Editor’s Note: Jon Townsend is a creative brother. He is the one who writes and produces the BJS ads on Issues, Etc. His posts can be found on our Regular Columns page under the title of “I Desire Mercy and … Continue reading
(Editor’s Note: Jon writes a column for us titled “I Desire Mercy and Not Satire but a Little Satire is Good for the Soul.” This post has no satire but describes a very serious situation that calls for our support … Continue reading
Ok, here is where I get into big trouble… In the 1970’s a Lutheran Synod that bears the name of a Midwestern state, that has a unit concept of fellowship and teaches that the pastoral office is only one … Continue reading
(Editor’s Note: Jonathan is a laymen from Michigan. His posts can be found in his regular column “I Desire Mercy and Not Satire…” He also writes and produces the John the Steadfast radio spots heard on Issues, Etc.) It … Continue reading
(Editor’s Note: Jonathan is on our BJS steering committee. He is the author, producer and voice of our fine promotional spots on Issues, Etc. We also introduce him here as one of our regular columnists. His column is titled “I … Continue reading
Mercy is an oft redefined word; so much so that people use it in conjunction with killing and do not laugh themselves silly at the oxyMORONIC nature of language in the post-modern age. Sarcasm is a piece of steel that … Continue reading