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  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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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Te Deum Laudamus! Rev. Matt Harrison Elected LCMS President

Rev. Matthew Harrison is the right president for the LC-MS. Continue reading

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