Archive for February, 2008
Homily on Luke 11:14-28
Third Sunday in LentFebruary 24, 2008Text: Lk 11.14-28
We don’t know much about the man who was possessed by the demon in Luke chapter 11. We don’t know his name or where he came from. We don’t know how long he’d been possessed or how he came to become possessed. All we do [...]
Unhappiness is Boring
The famous first line of the novel Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy is: Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. Tolstoy was a brilliant writer but I think he’s got it wrong. It’s exactly the opposite. It’s unhappiness that is monochrome, uniform and boring. [...]
Lutherans Before Luther?
Thanks to Rev. Paul McCain for bringing this fine article by Pastor William Weedon to light. Did Lutheranism exist before there was a Martin Luther? In other words, did the Lutheran Reformers innovate a new doctrine or are the standards of the Reformation truly catholic? Read and enjoy.
UPDATE: Here it is as [...]
Is John McCain a Liberal?
If you are a conservative Republican but find yourself getting tired of Rush and other rightist blowhards talking as if a McCain nomination will be the end of the world, check out this article from the National Review Online by William Bennett and Seth Liebsohn. They argue quite soundly that John McCain is no [...]
Cats and Dogs
Some people are dog people and some are cat people. I’m both. Or one of each. Or whatever. Growing up we always had a dog. But then as a married couple, me going to seminary, living in apartments, Julie and I decided to get a cat. Well, actually, a [...]
Take Up Your Cross and Follow
Below is the homily I delivered this morning in chapel.
Kramer ChapelFebruary 4, 2008Text: Luke 9:23-27
And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. 24For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake [...]
Pray for Peace in Kenya
February 1, 2008 ……………….. LCMSNews — No. 11
World Mission re-evaluating situation in Kenya
By Paula Schlueter Ross
LCMS World Mission has asked its missionaries to Kenya to remain indefinitely in Ethiopia after they attend regularly scheduled meetings there, according to Travis Torblaa, the mission board’s personnel care manager.
The move came in the wake of post-election [...]
