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False Teaching in The Shack
Greetings in Christ I spent some time looking into The Shack at the behest of a dear parishioner and am pretty disappointed. I’m disappointed both in the author and in the larger Christian community that has touted the work as a God pleasing piece of “relational” (theology) fiction. Here’s a quote…
What Your Pastor Wants You to Know About Being a Pastor
Christian Life and Your Pastor Come in, I’m Busy Too often Pastors hear from their congregants that they would come and talk to the pastor but, “[he’s] always so busy! I wouldn’t want to waste your time!” Nothing sounds more like nails on a chalkboard to a Pastor’s ears than…
Devotional Resources for the Lutheran Home: Part 1 Praying the Hours
History The ancient Church observed seven hours of prayer, or seven times of prayer every day. Instruction to pray in this way, through daily offices, is drawn from both the Scriptures and historical practice. The Didache teaches us to pray the Lord’s Prayer three times a day. The monasteries devised…
Thoughts for the Advent Season
A season of Repentance There are two main penitential seasons in the Church year. The most obvious is Lent, with its dark colors, strong discouragement of sin, and bloody conclusion: the Cross. The less well known penitential season is Advent. The repentant meditations of Advent do have a discernibly different…