The Burr in the Burbs

Below is the homily I preached this morning in Kramer Chapel at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN.  I think I overdid it a bit with the references, quotes and illustrations.  As the dean said afterward, “well that was a post-modern romp.”  Text: Malachi 4: 1-6 This is the way the world ends This is the [...]

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 [...]