Rev. Matt Harrison has some excellent thoughts on marriage. (Click for the whole article) Three key points from this piece: The first secre...

Sermon – Pentecost 11 August 16th, 2009 Proverbs 9:1-10 "Whoever corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse, and he who reproves a wicked...

Sermon – Pentecost 10 August 9th, 2009 Ephesians 4:17ff Whoever said being a Christian was easy? The truth is there is a great struggle goi...

Sermon – Pentecost 9 August 2nd, 2009 Ephesians 4:1-16 Unity, Truth and Love. Three key ideas in Paul's letter to the church of Ephesus...

Pastor Weedon, a well-known Lutheran blogger, has a post worth reading: " Correcting a Misperception ": _______________ Some form...

Sermon – Pentecost 7 July 19th, 2009 Mark 6:30-44 God loves to feed his people. From the very beginning, in the Garden, God made sure to pr...

Thanks to Bob Waters for pointing out this interesting article, by Leah Ward Sears , who stepped down this week as Chief Justice of the Geo...

Sermon – Pentecost 4 June 28, 2009 Mark 5:21-43 Just who is this man, anyway? That's the question of Mark's Gospel that we asked and...

(from "Law and Gospel" - the 29th Evening Lecture): Every true preacher and servant of Christ will be filled with earnest zeal, ev...

Sermon – Pentecost 3 June 21, 2009 Mark 4:35-41 Just who is this man, anyway? That's not only the question at the end of our Gospel tex...

I received the following report on the Eastern District 2009 convention from a friend who attended as a lay delegate: ______________________...

How can I dare to approach God with an evil conscience and thank Him for forgiveness?...Only an insane person would say, "Forgive me fo...

Sermon – Pentecost 2 June 14, 2009 Mark 4:26-34 What young schoolchild doesn't do that universal project – you know the one, where you p...

My good friend and fellow pastor, Todd Peperkorn, has been writing a blog for a while now concerning pastors and depression: "I Trust ...

I've been re-reading Walther's "Law and Gospel" again, and thought I'd share some interesting passages: (From the 13th...

The following is a collection of information from the various 2009 LCMS District Conventions. It's a work in progress. Please help me ...

Hello readers. I just got back from the SWD 2009 convention and I have to say it was the least bad district convention I have been to. Act...

Pentecost Day 2009 John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 “Help from the Helper” A Blessed Day of Pentecost to you, as we mark and remember the outpouring ...

Racine Lutheran High School Graduation Day Service May 22, 2009 John 10:14 “It's Not What You Know” Dear friends and family, parents and...

Ascension Day, 2009 “The Power of God” Ephesians 1:16-23 We humans are obsessed with power. Who's in power in the halls of government. ...