“What Christmas Is All About: God Saving Us, in a Humble Way, to Be His People” (Sermon by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“What Christmas Is All About: God Saving Us, in a Humble Way, to Be His People” (Luke 2:1-20; Titus 2:11-14; Isaiah 9:2-7) What…
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Mark and Avoid: Tarico Says God is “Rapey”
It’s that time of the year! Not just that time when pastors see some of their members finally darken the door of the…
Redeeming Holy Days from Pagan Lies: Christmas and Saturnalia
Did Christianity Steal the Date of Pagan Winter Solstice Celebrations? The Roman celebration discussed in this article is the multi-day festival of Saturnalia….
Redeeming Holy Days from Pagan Lies: Christmas and Sigillaria
Do the Nativity sets Christians use actually have their origins in the pagan Roman festival called Sigillaria? Sigillaria Macrobius in Saturnalia 1.11.46-50 discusses…
Krampus: A Better Law/Gospel Paradigm Than Santa Claus
December 6th is the day the Church remembers and gives thanks to God for the life and confession of St. Nicholas, Bishop of…
“Rachel Weeping, and a Son Called out of Egypt” (Sermon on Matthew 2:13-23, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“Rachel Weeping, and a Son Called out of Egypt” (Matthew 2:13-23) “To us a child is born, to us a son is given.”…
Christmas Catharsis
There’s nothing like a family gathering to raise the blood pressure. If your family is anything like mine, you’ve probably experienced your share…
“The Miracles of Christmas” (Sermon on John 1:1-18, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“The Miracles of Christmas” (John 1:1-18) On this Christmas morning, I want to tell you about the miracles of Christmas. That’s right, “miracles,”…
Redeeming Holy Days from Pagan Lies — Christmas and Sol Invictus
We are reposting this from Dec 4, 2012: Did Christianity Steal the Date of Sol Invictus? The claim is that Sol Invictus…
Redeeming Holy Days from Pagan Lies — Christmas
We are reposting this from Dec 3rd, 2012: Of the major Christian Holy Days, Christmas, Easter and Pentecost are the high points…
The Good News That Christmas Is For Sinners
An Advent Midweek Sermon Preached at Zion Lutheran Church, Gwinner, ND. Grace and Peace to you from God our Father and the Lord…
“Simeon’s Song: What a Way to Go!” (Sermon on Luke 2:22-40, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“Simeon’s Song: What a Way to Go!” (Luke 2:22-40) This month we have been spending the Advent and Christmas seasons in the Gospel…
Great Stuff — The Twelve Days Of Christmas, 2012.
A great stuff article correcting the misunderstanding of many people about the twelve days of Christmas on Past Elder by Terry Maher of…
“The Ripple Effect of Christmas” (Sermon on Luke 2:15-20, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“The Ripple Effect of Christmas” (Luke 2:15-20) Our text this morning is the second part of the Christmas Gospel we heard last night,…
“The Gift, the Announcement, and the Exclamation Mark” (Sermon on Luke 2:1-14, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“The Gift, the Announcement, and the Exclamation Mark” (Luke 2:1-14) Suppose I got a Christmas present for you, but I didn’t tell you…
Redeeming Holy Days from Pagan Lies — Christmas and Sol Invictus
Did Christianity Steal the Date of Sol Invictus? The claim is that Sol Invictus “Invincible Sun” is a more ancient pagan holiday in…
Redeeming Holy Days from Pagan Lies — Christmas
Of the major Christian Holy Days, Christmas, Easter and Pentecost are the high points in the Historic Church Year. On these Holy Days…
Newsletter — Chrismas or ChrisTmas
Here is another newsletter article by PPPadre, a frequent commentator on Steadfast Lutherans. Thanks for the submission; please submit your own articles if…
“Home for the Holidays” (Sermon for Christmas Eve, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“Home for the Holidays” (Luke 2:1-20) “Oh, there’s no place like home for the holidays.” So goes the familiar Christmas song. And it…