Category Archives: For Pastors Only

“The beautiful Easter Story itself with its message of victory over death is the best Easter sermon.  It needs no clever introduction to stimulate the once a year churchgoers.  Why should we pattern a sermon with those in mind who … Continue reading →

So says the parent to the child, spouse to spouse, and pastor to people.  It can be said in anger but more often than not it’s in heartbreak.

President Harrison’s latest Lutheran Witness article is entitled “Concerning Visitation.” He makes some powerful assertions in this article.  Now, he does throw us all under the bus with his closing statement: “Absent visitation, we paralyze the ‘legs of the Gospel’ … Continue reading →

You bet you are pastor.  You are in a heap of trouble if one member tells you another member needs pastoral care and you don’t act on it.  I know so because Uriah Heep showed me so.

Sorry you’ll have to Google this if you want to readily know what I’m talking about.  You could cheat and use the source everyone disses yet uses http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donatist .  Shakespeare’s play “Measure for Measure” also treats this ancient tension.  I … Continue reading →

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 →

  Most confessional Lutherans know WWJD ought to be replaced by WDJD, i.e. “What Did Jesus Do?” should be asked instead of “What Would Jesus Do?”  Not nearly enough of us know what JDDJ stands for.