Category Archives: Families

Giving away the Farm – Part II

Posted on December 2, 2024 by Paul Harris

In the February 22, 2024 post, I promised this. There I posted the 1993 essay mailed to me at that time, and probably most conservative Lutherans.  The booklet was titled “A second opinion after ‘The Church and Human Sexuality” (The … Continue reading →

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Reportage or Fearmongering?

Posted on November 25, 2024 by Paul Harris

I was going to title this “Fake News and Battle of the Bulge” in homage to St. Merv. Merv was with the 101st Airborne at the Battle of the Bulge in 1944. “Band of Brothers” is his story. We were … Continue reading →

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Politically Incorrect and Beyond

Posted on November 18, 2024 by Paul Harris
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Something’s Blowing in the Wind and It ain’t Fortitude

Posted on October 28, 2024 by Paul Harris

Tyndale’s ad in the September 24, 2022 issue of WORLD for their Every Man’s Bible is one word, ”Fortitude”. ‘Fortitude’ is a manly word. Growing up boys would tease each other about their ‘intestinal fortitude’, AKA ‘guts’, or lack thereof. … Continue reading →

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The Trolley Problem, FSD Mode, & ATOO

Posted on September 9, 2024 by Paul Harris

The trolley problem is a thought experiment in ethics in which in a fictional scenario an onlooker has the choice to save 5 people in danger of being hit by a trolley, by diverting the trolley to kill just 1 person. … Continue reading →

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50 Years Later and We’re Still at War with the Unborn

Posted on August 5, 2024 by Paul Harris

Don’t you cringe when women, usually in their mid-20s, express such righteous indignation at the Supreme Court could taking away a right they have had for 50, count ‘em, 50 years. I suppose anything twice as old as you seems … Continue reading →

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500th Post

Posted on July 8, 2024 by Paul Harris

I ended up preaching about 2,800 sermons, and they are longer than your average blog post. This is the 500th blog post. I was goaded to start this blog in 2007. A member came back from the Lutheran Church Misery … Continue reading →

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Bible Translations “Visually” Compared

Posted on July 1, 2024 by Paul Harris
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The Song May Remember When but the Internet NEVER Forgets

Posted on May 20, 2024 by Paul Harris

Trisha Yearwood’s 1993 song referenced above is deserving of an extended quote and better still a listen. I figured out how to add musical media so give it a listen. If not, these are the opening two stanzas.

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Obergefell v Hodges – Nine Years In

Posted on April 29, 2024 by Paul Harris

You have to read the below carefully. It’s about the 2015 ruling that redefined marriage, as if that could be done. You might as well “redefine” gravity. That ruling recognized the right to oppose gay marriage for religious reasons. But … Continue reading →

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