“Come and See” – Advent 2022 Midweek Service Plan
This year for Advent we are going to have a lengthy season (the longest it can be). Also during this several festivals are…
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Be at Leisure: A Lutheran Approach to Outreach, 8. Invitation
We now move out one more ring, from the congregation, from the families of the congregation, from the straying members of the congregation,…
God Tirelessly Working for Humanity
GOD TIRELESSLY WORKING FOR HUMANITY A Review of Rev. Mark J. Cares book: God The Ultimate Humanitarian I learned of Pastor Cares through…
The Failure of Comfort Dogs: All Dog, No God
Animals are a first article gift from God. Dogs fall into this category. They’re creatures over which man has dominion, and beasts that we…
Monergism of the Third Article and Evangelism Methods
Monergism of the Third Article and Evangelism Methods Rev. John A Frahm III The modern history of the LCMS is rife with a…
Mission: Inreach, Outreach, and the Small Catechism
President Matthew Harrison of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod speaks about 40 years of declining membership in the synod. In his President’s…
Mission and Outreach: Mapping the Small Catechism against the Enemy’s Stock Lies
In its mission, the church always has run up against some recurring stock errors in the world’s thinking. These errors have a strong…
Living Catechisms
Despite all of the emphasis Scripture puts on life together, it’s really common for Christians to see faith individualistically. Of course you can’t…
Suffering as the Key to Evangelism
Recently I was up at the hospital providing pastoral care to one of my members. As usual, I was wearing my clerical attire, and,…
Then You’ll Have a Clean Room
When I was a kid, my next door neighbor was my best friend. He was a good kid. He excelled at sports and…
Climbing the High Dive
Every year in January my congregation holds a special assembly. We call this gathering our “Getting Organized” meeting. At the meeting this past…
Suffering, Evangelism, & the Collar
I was not a popular kid in junior high. If being in the school concert band wasn’t uncool enough, I also chose to…
Pastoral Care – something to talk about.
Recently I had the chance to observe the pastoral care provided by a non-denominational church in my area. The situation was brutal and…