Rev. Daniel Fleischer Parents have long ago passed from time to eternity. The house in which I was born is gone. Another in which I lived is now replaced by a parking lot. The high school from which I graduated no longer exists. I cannot go home again. I can dream, but not recapture the […]
First, the Bible itself does not mention flags or church decorations, so we must think through the reasoning for allowing or disallowing a particular flag in a church building. It would be strange to have an American flag in a church located in a country that is not America! But within the borders of America, […]
John Kuhn Bleimaier In general, presidential proclamations are a cheap political gimmick. When the chief executive designates the first Sunday after Labor Day as National Grandparents Day that is a cost-free public relations stunt which shoves up approval ratings and provides feel-good vibes to a select group. No harm done… right? However, a presidential proclamation […]
“A Benediction At The Republican National Convention – Pr. Jim Roemke” issuesetc.org Podcast 1983 – July 16, 2024 Rev. Roemke, an LCMS pastor, who did an impersonation of Trump and then had a prayer and benediction to open the Republican National Convention has been on Issues, etc. quite a few times, dating back to 2008, […]
Mental health as a concept is used to justify not dealing with problems and also avoiding responsibilities—even divine ones like the vocation of being a husband, wife, or parent. But the mind is not like the body. The idea that not burdening the person with problems runs counter to how physical health is respected in […]
The answer is not outward—to post a physical copy to read, observe, or notice externally—no matter the location. We are to post them on our heart—not stone, paper, or cardboard: “Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart (Proverbs 3:3).” Only […]
Gary Ray Branscome branscome.org Brethren, I do not want you to be unaware of the fact that all of our fathers were… baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea. (1Corinthians 10:1-2) In the verse just quoted Paul is drawing a parallel between the deliverance of the children of Israel from the power […]
Gregory P. Schulz Is the pope Catholic? That question used to provide a moment of tautological fellowship for all of us, but with one terse declaration from the current pope that good-humored moment has completely evaporated. In a recent network television interview Pope Francis declared to his American audience, “Conservatism is a suicidal attitude.”1 His […]
LSB 940 Dr. Arnold Burron A look at verse 4: Thou art King of glory, Christ:Son of God, yet born of Mary;For us sinners sacrificed,And to death a tributary:First to break the bars of death,Thou has opened Heaven to faith. One line in verse four of this hymn is challenging, simply because the translator needed […]
The argument that because something is old and dated it must be devalued by default is quite a flimsy one. Clothing, cars, and style must appeal to the past. Things made up out of thin air, if they even truly exist, are nonsensical. But the theological argument that appeals to newness and popularity is even […]
