Monthly Archives: February 2008
On the Reading of Small Books
Solomon warns, “Of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh” (Ecc. 12:12). Having just finished two small books worth reading but less wearying, brought to mind other small books I have … Continue reading
The Sin Nobody Talks About
Having recently published a letter, I didn’t think The Lutheran Witness would, I decided to publish this article Higher Things wouldn’t. To be fair, it’s not that they didn’t think it worthwhile. They just thought it too risky, perhaps risque. You decide … Continue reading
Falling Flat on Your Face
Nobody likes to fall flat on their face. It means embarrassment, humiliation, and defeat. I doubt there’s a pastor alive who has not had that dream where he fell flat on his face while giving a sermon: his notes … Continue reading
The Little Lutheran Church that Wasn’t
The following is a letter I sent to The Lutheran Witness in reference to an article in their February 2008 edition. I don’t think it will see the light of day, so I thought I would give it some … Continue reading
Lutheran Education
Our Large Catechism addresses the education of our children under the Fourth Commandment: “For all authority flows and is propagated from the authority of parents. For where a father is unable alone to educate his child, he employs a … Continue reading
“Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign”…So Where’s the Real Thing?
The movie Stand By Me opens with a man (Richard Dreyfus) sitting in his car wondering if anyone has friends like they did when they were 12? At 12 and through my teen years I had a friend named Eric. … Continue reading