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Higher Things and Lower Places
First I get a joyful message from Higher Things that they are now a Recognized Service Organization of the LCMS (which means by the way they are in service to it). Then I have faithful members passing on the good … Continue reading
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Thanksgiving: Not just for Turkeys anymore
I was going to preach this for Thanksgiving but courage didn’t hang with conviction as is often the case with me.
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The Delicate Dance between Ye and You
What to do when you are completely wrong? I didn’t realize this till the two comments below. I could just remove this post, but the damage may have already been done. If you haven’t read this post, just skip to … Continue reading
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A Tiger By the Tail
This is another one of those stories that has words one is tempted to use as double entendres. I will resist because the story is about what is not being said.
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Theology is Everywhere
A hospital is not a strange place to find theology. Where men are suffering and dying is a good place to find theology. What is remarkable to me is that the theology of the theologians is expressed so clearly.
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Mamma Said
“Mamma said there’d be days like this,” I probably first heard that phrase when The Shirelles released the song in 1961 but I don’t remember hearing it till 1976. It was March and I was in the mountains of New … Continue reading
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A Mourning Person
People will usually describe themselves as either a morning or a night person. The Lord doesn’t care for as the hymn says, “Day and night are both alike to Thee.” Some people do, however, care. Lord help you, and I … Continue reading
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It started with the goddess
It started with the self-proclaimed “Digital Goddess” Kim Komando. It was exacerbated by sports commentators saying this or that player was a “god.” It burst into flames when the PBS cook referred to another as the “goddess of flambeau.”
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Laughing and Crying with Strange Bedfellows
Either I’m not being sent the memos or I don’t know where to pick them up. I didn’t get the memo that the confessional position had changed on the order of creation. The roles of men and women now apply … Continue reading
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Food for Thought
A cereal named Ezekiel 4:9 has just shown up on my grocers shelf, and even for a town that prides itself in keeping things weird, this is weird. Here’s what the package says, “As described in Holy Scriptures ‘Take also … Continue reading
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