Author Archives: Paul Harris

About Paul Harris

Pastor Harris retired from congregational ministry after 40 years in office on 31 December 2023. He is now devoting himself to being a husband, father, and grandfather. He still thinks cenobitic monasticism is overrated and cave dwelling under.

Your Body Bag House

That’s what a member asked me years before while still in the parish. I asked a question about my house, and he responded, “That depends. Is it your body bag house?” This needs no explanation, does it? You know what … Continue reading

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Most Controversial Blog Ever

It is possible to go so overboard about “faith” about believing – like Pentecostals do, some Baptists do, and some Lutherans too, then you end up having faith in faith, worshipping faith. The same is true of liturgy. You can … Continue reading

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Have we believed in vain? 

That is the subject of  the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod president Matthew Harrison’s fund appeal of March 9, 2026. you may ask why I who haven’t been a member of the LCMS for 7 years would even know about this … Continue reading

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Together Again

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What’s Worse than Birthright Citizenship?

Christians may differ, radical Republicans on the right and noodle-headed Liberals on the left, notwithstanding about birthright citizenship. They can have honest disagreements – without compromising their confession, Scripture, or America. You may disagree with the 14th  Amendment being used … Continue reading

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Born on the Fourth of July, Really?

Last year, I admitted to a young woman who asked me, “Should we really be celebrating the Fourth of the July where people rebelled against legitimate rulers?”, that for years I had planed my vacation so as not to have … Continue reading

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Of Shrouds, Carnivores, and Fathers’ Day

Wasn’t sure whether to include this as an entry for Fathers’ Day under the category of Families or  under Big Tech: Big Lie or Promise. Under that heading this reminds me of a classmate’s description of Death as an enormous … Continue reading

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For the Goose but not the Gander?

What does this post have to do with birds? Nothing. It’s the proverb “what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.” It means equality of treatment in similar circumstances, and may have come to mean that or … Continue reading

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The Days of our Lives

Can you believe that “Days of Our Lives”  has been on TV 60 years? They have 15,000 episodes, and the fact that I’ve never watched one of them or even have the slightest idea of what that soap opera is … Continue reading

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You can learn a lot from a 19th Century Poet

Remember those 1980’s car commercials, “You can learn a lot from a dummy” which showed crash test dummies in unbelted crashes, etc.? I believe these preceded the plethora of books for dummies. Even a 19th century poet who seems to … Continue reading

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