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.

“These are Men Who Jump and Die”

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Paul Harris

For weeks, maybe months, in 1966 while my mom was shopping for groceries I was at the soda fountain in the Muir’s drug store with my father listening as Barry Saddler sang the “Ballad of the Green Berets.” One of … Continue reading →

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Let’s Have a 100% Participation

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Paul Harris

That’s what a postcard from LCMS, INC. HQ said.  And they even quoted the Bylaw, emphasis on the second syllable, which says this really isn’t a “let us” but a “you had better.”

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Boom! Changes Everything

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Paul Harris

Fox has a new summer show titled Boom! and does it change everything? No, it shows everything really has changed.

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The Dark Half

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Paul Harris

Those who know say you should always use some sort of visual for a blog. They get more hits.  I don’t because I don’t know how, and don’t care enough to learn. That is the Luddite me at his worse. … Continue reading →

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I’m NOT Looking for Something in Green

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Paul Harris

There is a song from 1990 by Lorrie Morgan and it’s worth listening to. “I’m looking for something in Red” is the title, but the second stanza is what I write of. It goes. “I’m looking for something in green/ Something … Continue reading →

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History in the Making

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Paul Harris

Have you noticed how many people get their history from the History Channel?  Isn’t that a bit like getting sex from the Playboy Channel?

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The Road to Perdition is Paved by Antichrists

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Paul Harris

I feel sorry for the LGBT community – if “community” is what a group of people who prey on each other sexually can be called. Right up till June 26, though we celebrated them in song and on screen, though … Continue reading →

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Lutheran Hour Ministries Wants to Connect You with Their Lutheranism

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Paul Harris

Lutheran Hour Ministries has developed an adult instruction course to connect you to their vision of Christianity. The course is titled “God Connects – A Course in Christianity.” It’s a 12 part course, and it is better than the 4 … Continue reading →

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A Letter NOT from the Trash Can

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Paul Harris

Not all my letters end up in trash cans. I ran across this one from 1999 which Logia did publish.

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The Body for the Body

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Paul Harris

I haven’t been satisfied with how liturgical worship has been defended, and I think its detractors, rather successfully, have been using Colossians 2: 16 to paint it with the same brush Paul used to paint Old Testament ceremonies.

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