Roger Kovaciny To help you understand why the Lutheran Reformation was so necessary, I have rewritten the hymn "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" as Catholics might have sung it before Luther. Catholics could not possibly have thought of Jesus as a Friend. The Church had characterized the Savior as a Judge so strict … Continue reading What a Friend We Have in Mary
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How to Turn Christianity into a Secular Religion
Christianity is easily perverted and transformed into something man-made that does not save, all while retaining a similar language, style, and feeling. Satan is fine with the outward aspects of Christianity, as long as there is no power to take away sins and sustain faith. What did Jesus say to the religious experts of His … Continue reading How to Turn Christianity into a Secular Religion
Church Discipline
This solid, biblical article I ran across while researching online, illustrates just how much the synodical literature of today has changed. This article came out in the Aug. 7th, 1896 issue of The Lutheran Witness. It is entirely doctrinal and dispenses with academic vacillation or trying to appeal to the wisdom of the world. It … Continue reading Church Discipline
Sermon on Motherhood
As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem. Motherhood is enemy of power – being big and mighty – in the world. The world is a brutal place. To get glory and honor, you must take it, demand it and fight for it. But motherhood is … Continue reading Sermon on Motherhood
A Brief Historical Lesson: An Explanation of this Generation
Rev. M. J. Nicolaus In a recent Bible Class on “Love and the Family” someone mentioned that although the study guide had been produced in 1971, the discussion questions seemed to be very contemporary. So was the discussion. The conversation, a very lively one, brought about three questions. What has our world come to; what … Continue reading A Brief Historical Lesson: An Explanation of this Generation
A Response to “Life Together at Concordia University: LGBTQ+ in Lutheran Perspective”
Submitted by a CN reader. See the referenced 2020 statement from Concordia, Ann Arbor below –ed. I Cor. 6:9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, … Continue reading A Response to “Life Together at Concordia University: LGBTQ+ in Lutheran Perspective”
Oppression
Ephesians 2:11-22 Critical Race Theory or CRT has become both all the rage and outrage of a WOKE world. Because you’re white, you’re inherently racist and are oppressive to anyone who is not white. CRT makes a fundamental and critical error at the very core and foundation of its theory – it is in the … Continue reading Oppression
Carl Schalk, not an LCMS Musician: A Contrarian View
Image: Rev. Troy Medlin and Rev. Ole Schenk. Troy is the associate pastor of the church Schalk was a member at and was also the presiding minister at his funeral. Source: lstc.edu, “Troy Medlin & Ole Schenk: ‘Mutual Flourishing’ ” It is claimed by Rev. Dr. James L. Brauer, Emeritus Professor of Practical Theology at … Continue reading Carl Schalk, not an LCMS Musician: A Contrarian View
Nearly half of American sports fans changed viewing habits because of social justice
Sports is a distraction. But with political messaging and many using it as a platform to sway fans to radical causes, some viewers have seen it as just blatant political advertising. People from both major political parties began watching less sports, do to heavy-handed racial justice themes. Sports has the power to unify and show … Continue reading Nearly half of American sports fans changed viewing habits because of social justice
We Need a Black Pope
Roger Kovaciny Americans hear about the Pope every day, but in Ukraine we mostly heard about the Patriarch. Exactly who or what is the Patriarch? When I moved to Ukraine I realized that he was a second pope, the pope for Eastern Orthodoxy. But who or what is a pope? Will there ever be a … Continue reading We Need a Black Pope
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