On Proof Texting
When I was a young warthog, in college to be precise, I was drinking beer with a co-worker and one of his friends…
Tag: Bible
The Role of Human Experience In Reading The Written Word of God
I remember a pastor at seminary giving us the terrible advice that you shouldn’t preach against abortion because you will have members who…
Judges 1:1-20, Grizzled Grasshopper Stamps Out Giants
Judah – O you! – your brothers shall give thanks to you. Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies. The…
Word Study for Reminiscere: Pleonekteo
A note on the Epistle for Reminiscere, 1 Thessalonians 4:1-7, particularly verses 3-7. Paul introduces these few verses with the phrase “For this…
The Bible: The Cradle of Christ — Advent Sermon by Pastor Rolf Preus
Romans 15:4-13 The Bible is the most revered book in the world. People who rarely read it and know little of what it…
From Creation to Jacob: Communicating the Promise
What does the Bible say about how people who lived after the Flood could know about the Creation and Fall of Adam? Well,…
In Response to Hans Bischof Regarding Decision Theology and Silly Arguments
When you publish your writings on the internet, you must be prepared to be criticized. I mean, it’s not like anyone asked me…
The Secret to Church Growth
On one occasion after Jesus finished teaching in the synagogue, a number of his disciples were offended at His teaching and said, “This…
Gospel Notes – A New Weekly Resource for Parish Lay Catechesis!
Laymen: Would you like to be able to focus on the content of your pastor’s sermon without being distracted by the dozens of…
Why I Quit the Gideons
Associate Editor’s note: this is the first of what will hopefully be many posts by Joseph Klotz. He’s the author of the forthcoming “Lutheran Book…
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,…
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,…
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…
New Older Manuscript of Mark? Cool it, please.
There is something people are passing around on FaceBook that is a bit befuddling. It sounds fantastic, but, really….It is not news or…
Catechesis integrating the Small Catechism with the Liturgy — Didache by Prof. John Pless
It seems like pastors are always looking for some ways in which to catechize their members of all ages (new or veteran ones)…
Sasse, Harrison, and Inerrancy
It has been a long time since I have been so thoroughly edified, educated, and stimulated by one book. I am talking about…
Last Sunday of the Church Year: Wake Awake, for Night is Flying (St. Matthew 25:1-13)
The Bridegroom soon will call us, “Come to the wedding feast.” May slumber not befall us nor watchfulness decrease (LSB 514, st. 1). Ten…
Do Hebrew and Greek Really Matter?
When I was first learning the Biblical languages, I found a great deal of encouragement in Luther’s words: “In proportion then as we…
Christian Behavior?
How do Christians behave? Also, what is a Christian? I bet you’re thinking the answer is someone who believes in Jesus. You would…
Neutering the Bible
Words matter. Luther once said, “And let us be sure of this: we will not long preserve the gospel without the languages [Hebrew,…
Keep Watch For The Theological Underpinnings Of Word-Faith Tenets In The History Channel’s “The Bible”
Last night The History Channel aired its miniseries, “The Bible.” It is a miniseries produced by Roma Downey and Mark Burnett. Leading up…
The Bible – Night One review…
So last night the History Channel docudrama “The Bible” premiered. It was overall a hard episode (actually two episodes) since it covered the…
A Reflection for July 4th, 2012
From The Constitution of the United States of America, Article 2, Section 1: “Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he…
Biblical Apologetics, Part 1
Logical, philosophically reasonable arguments can – and indeed, must – be used in the defense of the Christian faith. But are Christians able…
“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…