The Closed Communion Conversation
How to speak with friends and family about the Lord’s Supper.
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Are You Doin’ Okay, Pastor?
Christ has given you a pastor, perhaps a lifetime of pastors, to love you in Christ and care for you. Please care for your pastor.
Faith Working Through Love
Faith in Jesus Christ justifies. Yet that is not all it does. Faith also works through love.
The Certain Gospel
St. Paul’s Letter to the Galatians is a tour de force of certainty for every Christian.
Enough Faith?
How do I know if I have enough faith? I have known people who think they believe, but they trusted in themselves instead. Can I trust my faith?
In the Hour of Death… Jesus!
As Christians, we do not “grieve as others do who have no hope.” We know that we shall die and live with Jesus.
Beyond the Booth
For Christians who seek to honor God and serve their neighbor by the way they vote, God’s Law is the guide.
‘Sex’ and the Supreme Court
The recent Supreme Court decision Bostock v. Clayton County pits the law and force of the federal government against orthodox Christians.
Another Scourge
1793. 1918. 2020. Devastating diseases have been a part of the human experience since the fall of human beings into sin.
Does God will suffering and affliction?
God works His greatest blessings through crosses.
A wedding story
After a minute or so of this, Todd asked, “Pastor, what do you think was going on?” I said, “When it’s time, it’s time. Todd, it’s time.”
Where have all the Christians gone?
The data are clear: American Christianity is in decline, and every major church body — including the LCMS — is feeling the pinch.