According to the study, belief in and worship of God are not only unnecessary for a healthy society but may actually contribute to social pr...

St. Michael and All Angels Day It was on this day, as a Senior at Baltimore Lutheran High School, 15 years ago, that I gave my very first “m...

The Lutheran Devotional Corner Just found this great (new?) site. It has a collection (quite large!) of LCMS sermons available on the inter...

Skandalos , scandal, stumbling block. It's what Scripture says the message of the Cross is to the Jews. A scandal has erupted out of t...

19th Sunday after Pentecost – September 25th 2005 Ezekiel 18:1-4,25-32 “The Blame Game” I. Introduction – In a 1966 speech, Robert F. Kenned...

Jesus Christ, True God in Nature Tune: Grosser Gott (LW# 171 “Holy God, We Praise Your Name) Based on Philippians 2:6-11 Jesus Christ, true ...

An interesting post on Burr in the Burgh reminded me of something... This link shows a partial result of our congregation's "Help...

Pentecost 18, September 18th, 2005 “It’s Not Fair!” Matthew 20:1-16 Introduction- A million dollar golf tournament was held which drew cont...

”The Owner of the Vineyard” Tune: Munich (LW# 355 “O Word of God Incarnate”) The owner of the vineyard, Hired workers in the morn, And all t...

Here's the latest: A new pamphlet produced by an organization funded by the food and restaurant industry presents 19 examples, including...

"Souther Decadence" goes on, despite the Hurricane. Read more here.

"Have Mercy On Your Servant" Tune: King’s Lynn (LW 193 “By All Your Saints in Warfare”) Matthew 18:21-35 “Have mercy on your serva...

Pentecost 16, September 4th, 2005 “God is Right-Handed” Romans 13:1-10 Introduction- I want to begin by saying just a few words about the re...

We attended St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Kingsville. A fine church. During Pastor Wollman's sermon, my three-year-old daughter whi...

14 th Sunday after Pentecost Sunday August 21 st , 2005 Matthew 16:13-20 “Secret Identity” I. Introduction – Dear Pastor ...

On vacation in Baltimore, reading the Baltimore Sun, where Benedict XVI is quoted as telling the R.C. youth in Cologne, Germany: "The h...

Lutheran Carnival I has been released. Is "released" the right word? posted? published? invoked? unleashed?

Rev. Paul McCain's "Cyberbrethren" blog has a helpful summary of the ELCA Sexuality resolution from this week's convention...

The ubiquitous poem "Footprints in the Sand" has apparently undergone an update. I just received the following forwarded email: ...

No, not the homosexuality one. This was the agreement for "Interim Eucharistic Sharing" with the United Methodist Church. As repo...