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.

Dialog between Pauline and a Pastor

Posted on March 4, 2024 by Paul Harris

Christian News published this in late 2022.  It’s 21 pages long. This really is only for those who dare, but for those who do I think there is insight into those who came of age with the smartphone a given.

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More on Porn

Posted on February 28, 2024 by Paul Harris

Danger – Close (I titled this so, so I could remember what the draft was about. I am not for shortening sins. Porn for pornography is like living together for adultery, or sleeping together for fornicating. There is wisdom in … Continue reading →

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Giving Away the Farm

Posted on February 22, 2024 by Paul Harris

About the time the article below was written, Winter 1993, I contacted what once passed for Google: the reference librarian. You’d call up your local library ask to speak with him and ask anything. I called up and wanted to … Continue reading →

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Visit to Divine Savior Church, Liberty Hill, Texas – Field of Dreams

Posted on February 22, 2024 by Paul Harris

This is a ‘mission’ start of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS). You wouldn’t know this except for it saying so on the front cover the bulletin, in tiny print, but more prominently on their web page https://divinesaviorchurch.com/discover-dsc/#core-values . I … Continue reading →

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The Juggernaut that is Civil Religion

Posted on January 29, 2024 by Paul Harris

In my first 10 years preaching on Sanctity of Life Sunday, I appealed to numbers. The numbers didn’t lie, but showed the enormity of what America was doing to itself via abortion on demand. Even in small states like Louisiana … Continue reading →

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The Crucified Dogs and the Golden Goose

Posted on December 26, 2023 by Paul Harris

This was written in 2014 and somehow never posted. It is a fitting warning for us dogs who won’t bark.

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Advent – Misty Blue?

Posted on December 4, 2023 by Paul Harris

Advent as a season of preparation for the Nativity originated in France. Its observance was general by the time of the Second Council of Tours, 567. In some places six or seven Sundays were included. When Rome adopted Advent, she … Continue reading →

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Grace Bible Church – Seeking Soft Hearts with Wrong Theology

Posted on November 15, 2023 by Paul Harris

               I attended a bilingual service of Grace Bible Church, Bryan, Texas on 1-2-2022. In summary, the contemporary songs, though repetitious ad nauseum, were far better theology than what was preached. Unlike other non-denom churches, these folks did actually sing. … Continue reading →

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Blighted Thinking

Posted on October 25, 2023 by Paul Harris

(This was originally published by Christian News in 2021 and Life Issues February 2022 (https://lutheransforlife.org/?s=blighted.)

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From Fox News – Thousands of churches raise alarm about scope of new Canadian ‘conversion therapy’ ban

Posted on October 2, 2023 by Paul Harris

            This was the title of an email recently sent to me. It was based on a Fox News headline of January 16, 2022 which said in part, “An initiative begun by Liberty Coalition Canada and promulgated in the United … Continue reading →

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