James Kushiner has posted on Touchstone’s Mere Comments about the anniversary of his brother’s pastorate at the same church for many years. What I found particularly interesting in his post are his comments on pastors in mainline Protestant churches that are reclaiming the title of Father.
I have often wondered why more Lutherans do not [...]
Saint Paul once instructed a young pastor, “Devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching” (1 Timothy 4:13 [show]1 Timothy 4:13
Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching. (ESV)).This apostolic direction is hard to follow today. If someone is to [...]
The things of earth entice and the pleasures it offers occupies your heart and mind. Stones to clog your road…darkness descended upon your way. And the highways have become ruined. Grace was planned and the Lord elected to show his love to man. He didst skip the angels and choose instead [...]
Tagged epiphany sermon, KantoreiAre you a young man stuck in adolescence? Then check out this article on the phenomenon of boys who never grow up. Why should you bother to read it? Because you’re an adult now, even if you don’t realize it, and it’s time to face the music.
Sure. It’s rough growing up. After all, it’s fun [...]
The Sea of Galilee had fishermen a dime a dozen. Sons of Jonah and those of Zebedee casting their nets to make a wage. They were looking for fish in order to find bread. Little did they know they would find bread from heaven. He walked their way, almost into their [...]
Tagged CTS, LCMS, Lutheran Church, mission, Pastoral Ministry, SeminaryHere is another insightful post from Anthony Esolen over at Touchstone’s blog Mere Comments. Esolen is one of the great defenders and saviors of masculinity in our culture. He constantly maintains the premise that men and women are different and this is good, as our God has told us in [...]
Tagged Anthony Esolen, Femininity, gender, Masculinity, Mere Comments, TouchstoneIn conjunction with the political hype and previous blog posts regarding Mitt Romney and Mormonism, I am subversively recalling a documentary that I stumbled upon and watched this past year, “Jesus Camp.” Filmed in 2006, the documentary assesses an Evangelical sub-culture that pushes their fundamentalist Christian and political views on youngsters in recruiting efforts [...]
Tagged Jesus Camp, Mitt Romney, President George W. BushSeptember 11, 2001, was a catalyst for significant change in our nation. It instigated the global war on terror, forced our government to revitalize national security, and opened up a national debate on civil liberties and immigration. It also caused many people to think more seriously about religion.
The nature of Islam and the tradition of [...]
As I opened the enviable gift of a GPS system this Christmas, I thought to myself, “Wow, I’ll never get lost again!” You just punch in the address, and this pint-sized screen with automated voice-via-satellite will guide you to your destination, right? Well, that’s the concept. However, I’ve found that since I’ve used [...]
Tagged computers, information age, information technology, literacy, readingThis is the question that begins the process a man will undergo to decide whether he will attend the seminary to study for the pastoral ministry or not. This question tends to point a man inward–to his feelings, to his thoughts.
The Admission Department has developed two tools to aid in this discernment. It brings together [...]
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