Category Archives: Church
A Few Words on the Word “Propitiation”
A fellow Christian asked me to share some thoughts on this somewhat unusual word. I don’t know that I’ve ever heard it used outside of a Judeo-Christian context. Since there are a few other readers of my ramblings here who are not … Continue reading
A Plea for Assistance for The Rev. Dan Chambers
The Email below was received from Pastor, college classmate, friend, and uber-theologian Rev. Eric Stefanski. If you are able, please consider making a donation. I am! —–Original Message—– From: update-bounces@cat41.org [mailto:update-bounces@cat41.org] On Behalf Of Rev. Eric J. Stefanski Sent: Wednesday, … Continue reading
A Peaceful Release: The Challenge to Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
The senior pastor of our congregation, Rev. Greg Finke, has requested and been granted a “peaceful release” from his divine call to shepherd this particular flock. The reasons for this are only partly known to me at this point, so I’ll not … Continue reading
Glenn Beck is an Antichrist?
Hmmm, Rev. Charles Lehman writes an interesting blog post today (http://chaz-lehmann.livejournal.com/821975.html) entitled “Glenn Beck is an antichrist.” Clearly a gimmick headline, right? No, he’s quite serious. Give his post a read; he makes a very good case.
Te Deum Laudamus! Rev. Matt Harrison Elected LCMS President
Rev. Matthew Harrison is the right president for the LC-MS. Continue reading
After watching Jacquie Baly and Mustafa Tameez spar on the topic this morning (curiously without Chris Tritico’s usual refereeing; didja oversleep, Chris?), I decided to go look at Pope Francis’ recent encyclical, “On Care for our Common Home”. There’s an … Continue reading →