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Lutherean
That’s what the pen had printed on it – Trinity Lutherean Church. I know this is a typo, but it seems to me that it describes what many Lutheran churches have become.
Hating Hate Laws
“Don’t be a hater” is a popular expression among those current in pop culture’s lingua franca.
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Hold the Line or Dance their Tune
It’s well-known that in a battle one running man or one charging man can turn the tide of battle. Macarthur’s’ father won the Medal of Honor for picking up the fallen standard of his Civil War unit and continuing the … Continue reading
The Quest for Holiness
I just finished reading The Quest for Holiness for the fourth time. I probably wouldn’t have ever read it once except that Doctor David Scaer wrote the foreword to the 1995 edition. Each time I read it I like it; … Continue reading
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Is He a Churchill?
A while back I opined that the President of the LCMS is not a Lincoln, but is he perhaps a Churchill?
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Failing Homosexuals
“Preach the Law as if there is no Gospel; preach the Gospel as if there is no Law,” is a Lutheran dictum, and it is here we have failed homosexuals.
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Don’t Worry the Public Square Will Find Us
There has been much handwringing among conservative Christians since the 80s about not having a voice in the public square. If Cardinal Francis George of Chicago is right, we need not worry about being absent from the public square for … Continue reading
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An Explanation of our Continued Dissent against Six Identified Errors in the LCMS
Our Statement of Confession, written by me and adopted by you, is really a copying of work done by others. This was a mistake. The virtue of our statement is that it is the only one I know of that … Continue reading
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Battle Fatigue, Old Sergeant’s Syndrome, and Grace
You can’t miss that St. Paul likens ministering to soldiering. In reference to paying pastors, he says in 1 Corinthians 9:7, “Who serves as a soldier at his own expense?” In Philippians 2:25 he calls Epaphroditus “my brother, fellow worker … Continue reading
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Caged Frogs Worse than Non-barking Dogs
A guard dog that won’t bark at approaching danger is worthless but caged frogs can be worse.
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