Rev. Micheal Strong What does that fancy phrase mean and why should I care? It isn’t a common term. Many people within my church body, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, and most people outside of the LC—MS have never heard it. But it expresses a teaching that is contrary to the orthodox Christian faith. The “Christian […]
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 […]
