“This Is… For You” 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 March 28, 2007 So we come now to the final section, or chief part of Luther’s Small Catechism. We’...

“The 2 Parts of Confession” 2 Samuel 12:1-10,13 March 21, 2007 So far on these Wednesdays we have covered the 10 commandments, the Apostles...

Shameless self-promotion: Check out my newest blogging endeavor, "Render Unto Caesar...". The theme of the blog is Lutheran "...

Sermon Midweek Lent 4 John 3:1-7 “Not Just Plain Water” So far in our Lenten midweek series on the Catechism, we have covered the 10 Command...

Sermon Midweek Lent 3 Matthew 6:5-13 “Pray This Way” I’ve never been a fan of “How-to” sermons. “How to raise a healthy teenager” or “How t...

Sermon Midweek Lent 2 Romans 10:8-17 “Confessing the Creed” Romans 10 is one of the many passages which highlight the importance of the Chri...

What do you think about this analogy? If Kindgom of God is a Theatre... God the Father is the owner.... founder.... God the Holy Spirit is...

Sermon First Sunday in Lent Luke 4:1-13 “IF and IS” Our bulletin cover today highlights a small but key word from today’s Holy Gospel readin...

Sermon Ash Wednesday Exodus 20:1-17 “10 Laws and 1 Law-Keeper” A blessed Ash Wednesday to you, as we begin our annual 40-day pilgrimage to C...

Sermon Transfiguration Luke 9:28-36 “Going Out in a Blaze of Glory” “Going out in a blaze of glory”. What do you think of when you hear tha...

I was thinking today, that the Transfiguration (according to Luke's account) is in a way, the "anti-Gethsemane" event. Notice...

Fellow Racine resident Texas Hold'em Blogger points out an interesting story about the archaeology of Solomon's Temple: ___ This i...

I heard about a bunch of LCMS students the other day discussing some terms which have become common lingo in certain quarters of our synod. ...

At Christ Lutheran Acadamey's 2007 Pre-Lenten Retreat, the keynote speaker was Pastor Peter Berg. His paper was very helpful - some goo...

Tony Dungy, coach of the Super Bowl winning Colts, during the post-game ceremonies, was asked about the "social significance" of ...

Brett Farve has seen his shadow, and thus will play at least one more season. And there was much rejoicing in cheeseland. Amen.

An interesting news bit...

Permit me some more "cliche' busting" (as Petersen called it).... We often hear in Lutheran circles that people should "e...

Sermon Epiphany 2 John 2:1-11 “Whatever the Bridegroom Says” Ever see one of those blooper shows with a segment on wedding disasters? The br...

Sermon The Baptism of Our Lord January 7th, 2006 Luke 3:15-22 “Baptismal Identity” Permit me a brief personal note as I thank all of you who...