Archive for April, 2009
Concordia Lutheran High School Chapel Homily
Concordia Lutheran High School , Fort Wayne, IN
April 22, 2009
Text: 1 Cor 12:12-20; John 15:1-8
Just to introduce myself: I am Pastor Scott Stiegemeyer. I’m the Director of Admission at Concordia Theological Seminary. I go all over the country talking to young men about becoming pastors and young women about becoming deaconesses, but that is not [...]
Whole Brain Goodness
The human brain is a marvelous creation. Very complex. The most advanced scientists still have only one scintilla of an understanding of its workings.
One feature that has been long observed, and repeatedly supported, is that the two halves or lobes of the brain have different general functions. The left side governs speech, logic, linear thinking. [...]
“Watchmen” at the Deffner Society
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The first meeting of the new Deffner Society will occur shortly after Easter break. Right now, I’m thinking Thursday, April 23rd. What time would you prefer? I’m inclined to do it over the lunch hour, but if enough people would rather it be late afternoon or evening, I will take that into consideration.
I [...]
Was Easter Named for a Pagan Holiday?
The English word “Easter” is the name for the Christian holiday upon which we celebrate the bodily resurrection of Jesus, the Christ, from the dead. Critics of Christianity sometimes assert, at this time of year, that Easter is just a pagan holiday adopted by the earlier Christians. Thanks to Jeffrey Overstreet for pointing [...]
The “Deffner Society” Will Awaken
Dr. Donald Deffner was one of my seminary professors when I attended Concordia Theological Seminary in the early 90s. He was a great prof. My favorite class with him was on evangelizing the intellectual. Deffner was all about striking up conversations with thoughtful people by engaging them via popular books and other media. He was [...]
Contending for the Faith
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