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No-Name Evangelistic Association: How Faith Comes to Grandchildren

How did the Christian faith come from my grandparents to my grandchildren? It came by mission, but not by missionalism. If this mission…

Posted On 12 Nov 201529 Jan 2021

The Blessed Begats

In Junior Confirmation, we read through the Old Testament. We didn’t get very far before I was having trouble. In Genesis 5, we…

Posted On 14 Oct 201529 Jan 2021

Take me to Church.

I work every other Sunday, it’s one of the few things I dislike about my job. Back when I started 13 years ago…

Posted On 6 Oct 201525 Sep 2015

The Silver Spoon Jesus Left in a Drawer

Before 1700, common folk had wooden spoons. Well off people had silver. The saying, “He was born with a silver spoon in his…

Posted On 30 Sep 201529 Jan 2021

Anything but Dull – Convention Report – 2015 Montana District LCMS – Part 2

This is Part 2 of a report on the 2015 Montana District LCMS convention. This part reports on Resolution 5-04, “To Call Upon…

Posted On 31 Aug 201527 Aug 2015

Anything but Dull – Convention Report – 2015 Montana District LCMS – Part 1

This is Part 1 of a report on the 2015 Montana District LCMS convention. Part 2 will report on Resolution 5-04 “To Call…

Posted On 27 Aug 201517 Aug 2015

Bishop Tyranny and Heresy (Part 2)

In part 1, we saw how a congregation of my friends suffered the tyranny of a bishop concerning their pastoral vacancy, and the…

Posted On 13 Aug 20154 Aug 2015

Bishop Tyranny and Heresy (Part 1)

Some friends in a Lutheran congregation of a different synod from mine have been in a long pastoral vacancy. The bishop expressly refused…

Posted On 6 Aug 20156 Aug 2015

A Bereaved Farewell to the Boy Scouts of America

This year I turned 62. As we age, we learn more about bereavement. My latest bereavement is the Boy Scouts of America. The…

Posted On 30 Jul 201530 Jul 2015

Charm, Politics, Waiting Games, and the Vanishing Gospel

[NOTE: This article was written before the recent announcement by Dr. Mathew L. Becker that his ecclesiastical supervisor, the District President of the…

Posted On 3 Jul 20152 Jul 2015

The Saddest Face I Ever Attempted to Paint

Artist Francis B. Carpenter said Abraham Lincoln had “the saddest face I ever attempted to paint.” His law partner said Lincoln’s “melancholy dripped…

Posted On 24 Jun 201529 Jan 2021

The Sins in Our Life Go Round and Round.

We’ve all got them. I like to call them conscience-killing or faith-destroying sins — those sins you just can’t seem to shake, sins…

Posted On 17 Jun 201517 Jun 2015

FiveTwo: Movements and Gifts

One of the problems with FiveTwo is that it is a movement. The thing about movements is that they move (or at least…

Posted On 11 Jun 20155 Jun 2015

FiveTwo’s Wordless, Bloodless, and Christless Theory of Sacrament

FiveTwo recently published an article by Jim Marriot titled, “The Sacramental Nature of Music.” At the outset he claims: “I believe music has…

Posted On 4 Jun 201529 Jan 2021

Which Part of “From the Devil” don’t you understand?

“Therefore we ought and must constantly maintain this point, that God does not wish to deal with us otherwise than through the spoken…

Posted On 1 Jun 201531 May 2015

Dr. Becker’s Ever Shrinking Word of God (Part 3)

Associate editor’s note: In the part 1, we saw Dr. Becker pit Jesus against Scripture and his dismissal of certain biblical books (Hebrews,…

Posted On 25 May 201529 Jan 2021

Dr. Becker’s Ever Shrinking Word of God (Part 2)

Associate editor’s note: In the part 1, we saw Dr. Becker pit Jesus against Scripture and his dismissal of certain biblical books (Hebrews,…

Posted On 21 May 201529 Jan 2021

Dr. Becker’s Ever Shrinking Word of God

Dr. Matthew L. Becker[1] is known for teaching publicly that qualified women should be ordained as pastors.[2] Many wonder how he can reach…

Posted On 19 May 201529 Jan 2021

I don’t enjoy coffee with my pastor — the honest frustrations of a layman

I take that back, I really do enjoy a cup of coffee with my pastor. As long as our conversation stays within the…

Posted On 12 May 201511 May 2015

The LCMS – The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of Lutheranism.

After attending my first district convention as a member of the LCMS I confess myself disappointed. To be honest I wasn’t expecting much….

Posted On 17 Apr 201517 Apr 2015

Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition

In the movie, Saving Private Ryan, Private Reiben asks, “Where’s the sense of riskin’ the lives of the eight of us to save…

Posted On 11 Apr 201529 Jan 2021

The Liturgy – Putting the “L” in Lutheran.

There are a number of things I remember about the ELCA church I was a member of during my childhood. Some memories are…

Posted On 10 Apr 201510 Apr 2015

That Can’t Be Here. It’s in Chicago.

Marilyn and I were walking in Nice, Provence. While passing a gallery, something on a wall inside caught me. I stopped, stepped back,…

Posted On 10 Apr 201529 Jan 2021

“Speaking of Life” – Homily for the Resurrection of Our Lord

“Speaking of Life” Mark 16:1-8   Other Holy Week sermons from Pastor Asburry: Palm/Passion Sunday Good Friday Maundy Thursday P: Christ is risen!…

Posted On 9 Apr 20159 Apr 2015

“What Great Love!” – Homily for Good Friday

“What Great Love!” John 18-19 When we began the season of Lent on Ash Wednesday, we prayed: “Almighty and everlasting God, You hate…

Posted On 3 Apr 20159 Apr 2015

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