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A Picture of Christian Vocation in Action
On this anniversary of D-Day, I came across a picture of that day that illustrates the vocation of the Christian so very well. The vocation of the Christian is 1) repenting and faithfully receiving...
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An Indissoluble Union
“Christ died”–that is history; “Christ died for our sins”–that is doctrine. Without these two elements, joined in an absolutely indissoluble union, there is no Christianity. J. Gresham Machen,...
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Remember: Add 9 Months
I’ve heard the comments so many times. “Praise the Lord! As of 5:37 p.m. last night, I’m a grandmother!” “Today we’re celebrating Tom’s first birthday since he became a grandpa.” “It’s so wonderful...
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House of Living Stones
No one at CPH asked me to write a review of a new book they’ll be releasing later this fall. It’s called House of Living Stones. It’s a novel; a work of fiction. It’s about a small town Lutheran...
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The Use of Language by FiveTwo, and the Missional Movement in General
I have a post up at Blogia (the blog of Logia) regarding the missional movement, a missional church planting network operated by some LCMS folks called FiveTwo, and their tendency to use theological...
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Sermo Dei: Funeral of Kevin James Trimpe
Text: Luke 7:11-17 Dear Cindy, Jared, Ryan, Curtis, Hillary, brothers, family, friends; Our Lord’s comfort be yours today as you mourn. Funerals have a bittersweetness to them. We’re here in Christ’s...
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Listen to me teach about the Augsburg Confession
This past summer, I was privileged to teach “The Augsburg Confession in 60 Minutes” at the Higher Things Crucified conference in Mequon, WI. The session was recorded and is now available for anyone to...
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Septua*what*ima?
I’ve recently begun sending a weekly pastoral letter to my congregation. When the contents of the letter are universally helpful, I’ll post them here for the benefit of all. This week, I cover the...
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What Are You Giving Up?
Lent’s here: What are you giving up? That’s the question every year, isn’t it? Chocolate or sweets is always popular. Nowadays I’m aware of a whole bunch of people who step away from Facebook or...
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+Mary Brockhouse+ Funeral Sermon
Text: Psalm 23 Maurice, Patti, Tony, David, family, friends, brothers and sisters in Christ: our Lord has seen fit to call our beloved Mary to Himself. “What God ordains is always good.” That’s a hymn...
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The Lord’s Supper and Alcohol-Removed Wines
A common area of pastoral concern regarding Holy Communion centers on the responsible communing of those with health issues related to alcohol (e.g. alcohol intolerance; medication reactions;...
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+Edward Pontarelli+ funeral sermon
Text: John 6:27–40; Revelation 7:9–17 Dear Alice, Terry, Cherie, family and friends; grace and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. “The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away;...
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It Is Finished
Evangelist: sprach er: [Jesus] said Jesus: Es ist vollbracht! It is accomplished! 30. Aria Alto Violino I/II, Viola, Viola da gamba sola, Continuo Es ist vollbracht! It is accomplished ! O Trost vor...
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Sermo Dei: +Peg Seitz+
Text: Luke 5:1–11 Dear Family, friends, brothers and sisters in Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. “It’s not about me.” That’s what Peg wanted to get across –...
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A Statement From Lutherans for Life Regarding Thrivent
Lutherans for Life, an educational pro-life organization, has made a statement regarding Thrivent’s recent removal of pro-life organizations from it’s giving programs. Lutherans for Life was among...
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Sermo Dei: Ash Wednesday
Text: The Ten Commandments One of the traditional emphases during Lent is catechesis; that is, instruction in the basics of the Christian faith. In the early church, the forty days of Lent would serve...
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Religious Liberty on the Docket – Pray for Protection of Conscience
I penned this letter to my congregation this morning, regarding today’s arguments before the Supreme Court in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby. May it be helpful to you, too. Today Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby is...
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Sermo Dei: Good Friday
https://archive.org/download/GoodFriday2014Sermon/Good-Friday-2014-Sermon.mp3 “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” Today is a day when we hear about, and...
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Sermo Dei: Resurrection
https://archive.org/download/EasterSermon2014/Easter-sermon-2014.mp3 Text: Mark 16:1-8 Alleluia! Christ is risen! (He is risen indeed! Alleluia!) The will of man shall never overpower the will of God....
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Thrivent Reinstates Funding to Crisis Pregnancy Centers – An Open Letter
Dear Mr. Hewitt and Thrivent Board Members, Imagine my pleasant surprise when today, while doing some research for a follow-up article on Thrivent’s neutrality policy, I discovered that a bit more than...
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