Archive for July, 2006
"Doctrine Monster?" I’ve Been Called Worse
I loved and could totally relate to this post by Pastor Chryst.
Since the word “doctrine” simply means “teaching” and since in the context of Christianity, the word “doctrine” means “the teachings of God’s Word,” I don’t see how any believer can not be passionate about pure doctrine.
Of course, there are Church Bullies in every denomination. [...]
"The Feast" Was Awesome!
I want to report that the weeklong Lutheran youth gathering in Colorado Springs was abso-posi-lutely awesome! Kudos to the hard work of Rev. Marcus Zill and his 10 zillion faithful helpers. Higher Things youth organization is doing a terrific job of training the future of our churches in sound doctrine, biblical knowledge and [...]
St. Ephrem the Syrian on the Da Vinci Code
In researching about The Da Vinci Code this evening, I found this wonderful sermon by St. Ephrem the Syrian (c. 306-373). Below are few quotes, but the whole sermon can be found here.
“If He was not flesh, who was lying in the manger? And if He was not God, whom did the Angels come [...]
Let’s Get the Party Started
So Julie and I are now at The Feast in Colorado Springs. This is the 2006 Higher Things Lutheran Youth conference. Both of us are doing mega-sectionals which begin this morning. Mine is a three part thing on The Da Vinci Code. And she is doing one on being a [...]
Our Working Vacation
Hi all,Julie and Jacob and I flew to visit my inlaws in Denver today. Tomorrow, we drive down to Colorado Springs for the annual Higher Things Youth Conference. Julie and I are both doing mega-sectionals.
When we’re done with this on Friday, we’re going to my inlaws’s cabin in Grand Lake for a [...]
Solus Christus
When we say that we are saved through faith alone, what do we really mean? Are we saying that repentance is unessential? No. The Lutheran Confessions understand repentance to be part of saving faith and faith to be part of repentance. Are we saying that good works are unimportant? No. [...]
New Blog
The Rev. Dr. Jonathan Naumann is a Lutheran pastor in Pittsburgh and has just entered the blogging universe. Check him out.
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"Man of the Cloth"
I have always wondered about the origin of that phrase. What cloth? Thanks to Pr. Petersen for finally clearing up this great mystery.
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The Gesticulator
Someone told me recently that when public speaking, I need to pay more attention to my hands. I gesture a lot. And I was told that, according to body language experts, whenever a speaker touches his mouth or nose it means he is lying. And I touched my nose a couple of [...]
Media I Am Presently Consuming
Books
Music
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