Is Manipulation Ever Loving?
When thinking back about evangelistic efforts from my past, I must admit that manipulation was a welcomed friend. It wasn’t broadcast as such,…
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Great Stuff — Sacramental Minions
Found on a new site, sacramentalminions.com: https://youtube.com/watch?v=26ARBBinP7M%3Frel%3D0 Our Lord Jesus Christ said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been…
The Spam Folder tested the spirits – so should you.
I received a mass email from an LCMS pastor, Rev. Chris Dodge earlier this week. Today, I found it in the spam folder….
We Dis Doctrine, Yes We Do! We Dis Doctrine, How ‘Bout You?
From the time Satan first uttered the words “Did God really say?” Christ’s doctrine has been bent and warped to suit mankind’s own…
Dorky Jip – FiveTwo’s Definition of Worship
Wait a second… Did I read that right? The FiveTwo folks are asking on their website “What does worship mean?” But the definition…
Marquart’s Works Volume I: Popular Writings
The first of a planned 10 volume collection of Marquart’s Works has been published by Lutheran News and edited by Rev. Herman Otten,…
RE: The Most Neglected Part of the Catechism
Rev. Jordan McKinley’s inaugural post on “The Most Neglected Part of the Small Catechism” has gotten me thinking. I played a little guessing game with myself…
By Whose Authority? A Sermon on Matthew 21:23-27
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 28, 2014 Some people ask questions because they do not want to learn. Let me repeat that: Some…
Notice the Difference?
The Transforming Churches Network paradigm for the Office of the Holy Ministry: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther’s paradigm for the Office of the…
You Could Learn a Lot from a Dummy
This post takes its title from the 1980s’ U.S. Department of Transportation ad campaign to get people to wear seatbelts. They showed you…
Youth Work I-C: Organization and the Family-Youth
[To read the introductory post on this topic, as much of this advice builds upon and flows from the principles laid out in…
You know what happens when you assume, right?
I received a phone call from a member of my congregation, one who is not necessarily regular in her attendance, but she does…
A Concordia Pitches a No-Hitter. The Final Score: 0-34
Not that long ago I read through a Concordia University’s glossy biannual magazine. I was struck by how little Jesus there was…
If you are a pietist …
IF YOU ARE A PIETIST, FOR THE SAKE OF THE LUTHERANS, PLEASE REMAIN ONE. PLEASE. As you can see from the photo, the…
The Purple People Eater Rides Again
The Jehovah’s Witnesses interlinear Bible, titled The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures (KIT), was first released in 1969. Called “the purple…
Believing and Confessing the Forgiveness of Sins: Sermon on Matthew 18:21-35
True unity is found only in pure doctrine. This is because the center of all Christian doctrine is the death of Christ for…
Twice More to John 6: An Analysis of the Sacramental Interpretation
Twice More to John 6: An Analysis of the Sacramental Interpretation Rev. Philip Hale – St. Paul, Bancroft and St. John, Lyons NE…
Hey, Pastors! Get in the Game! (Right to Life)
I was asked by Right To Life of Livingston County Michigan to write a “brief” article, and these were the simple parameters given…
The Power of Alien Faith
Imagine a loved one undergoing the tragedy of losing a child soon after Baptism. What comfort would you extend to the grieving parents? …
Much Ado about Something
I referenced in an earlier blog post Dr. Dale Meyer’s article “Pedagogy for a Politicized Church” in the Winter 2014 Concordia Journal, pp….
The Devil Has a Rolodex of our Sin.
God knows my sin. He knows how corrupt my heart is. God sees the sins that most in the world would deem “little”…
The Synod President – A Man Under Orders
It is well known that BJS has often supported President Matthew Harrison (especially in the 2010 effort to elect him), and that at…
Unapologetically Lutheran
“The Lutheran Church is the TRUE VISIBLE CHURCH; not the universal Church, not the only saving Church, not the only Christian Church, but…
The Eight-Letter, Four-Letter Word
When I was in seminary, I went to dinner with some family friends. The conversation eventually turned to what I was learning in…