Category Archives: For Pastors Only
“I Hate Everything
“He said, ‘I hate this bar and I hate to drink. But on second thought, tonight I think I hate everything.’”
Don Quixote
I am beginning to fear for the future of the LCMS ministerium.
Father Knows Best?
It starts with fat, old Eli. He is a lousy father. Scripture records that Eli honored his sons above the Lord. He would not properly discipline them for despising the offering of the Lord and for sleeping with the … Continue reading
Only Stories
Spoiler alert: If you haven’t seen the movie “Atonement” and want to, don’t read this.
“I Know” Christians
Please note I’m not saying the following aren’t Christians, but it is not a Christian response to respond with, “I know,” when someone speaks the Gospel truth to you, yet, this often the response I get.
You’re Just a Kid!
“You’re just a kid!” O how age can be made an accusation.
Ministerial Health
There’s an oxymoron for you: “Ministerial Health.” According to some researcher somewhere the “average” minister puts in 55 hours a week. He vicariously experiences divorce, death, and disease more times a year then he would like to remember. And … Continue reading
Falling Flat on Your Face
Nobody likes to fall flat on their face. It means embarrassment, humiliation, and defeat. I doubt there’s a pastor alive who has not had that dream where he fell flat on his face while giving a sermon: his notes … Continue reading
Amen to that!
I was celebrating the Lord’s Supper one Sunday about 4 years ago. I said the dismissal, “Now may this Body and Blood strengthen and preserve you in the true faith unto life everlasting. Amen.” As I said, “Amen,” I heard … Continue reading
On Receptionism and Touching the Ground
I was raised in the era when the Flag touching the ground was an unforgivable sin. My time in the Army reinforced this. When I flew the Flag from the flagpole outside our church the Sunday after 9/11, I was … Continue reading