A Pastoral Response to President Harrison’s Statement on Recent Online Unchristian Teachings and Disturbing Ideologies

President Harrison recently made a public statement regarding the online behavior of certain individuals expressing “alt-right” ideologies. You may or may not know, but it is high election season in the LCMS. Nominations for president are coming to a close and elections are just around the corner (to be done online by every congregation) before … Continue reading A Pastoral Response to President Harrison’s Statement on Recent Online Unchristian Teachings and Disturbing Ideologies

Abortion Supporter to speak at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis Multiethnic Symposium

Concordia Seminary, St. Louis has just announced the lineup for its "Multiethnic Symposium" to be held May 2-3, 2023 under the theme "Hope for the Church, Hope for the Future". The announcement begins: "Generation is an important word in Scripture. Since the beginning, God has been creating and gathering for Himself a people whom He … Continue reading Abortion Supporter to speak at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis Multiethnic Symposium

Living in the Post-Christian World

Rev. Daniel Fleischer “Post-Christianity is the loss of the primacy of the Christian worldview in public affairs, especially in the Western world where Christianity had previously flourished, in favor of alternative worldviews such as secularism, nationalism, environmentalism and militant atheism amongst many other ideologies.” The above online definition of post-Christianity is more succinctly described by … Continue reading Living in the Post-Christian World

This I Recall

BARBARA MARQUART JOHNSTON Pastors may recall the name of the journal that used to be sent to subscribers, offering advice about how to improve their sermons, and some hints of topics. I was never told why, but one quarter, it was sent to me with a cover letter asking if I would submit an article … Continue reading This I Recall

Jesus is Lord!

John M. Drickamer People say, “You have to accept Jesus as Savior and Lord!” Aside from the proud, free-will implication of the word “accept,” what bothers me is the emphasis they put on the term “Lord.” They mean it in the sense of “boss” or “ruler.” The idea is that for salvation it is not … Continue reading Jesus is Lord!