Preaching Advice from a Doctor
“You know, Bryan,” he said, “preaching is like preforming surgery. You have to take out the scalpel and cut deep. Preaching, like surgery, is a violent act. Thi...
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Life as Game
More than anything I’ve read outside the Scriptures, the following passage from Kenneth Minogue has given me great joy and freedom. The phenomenon of ideo...
Jesus Calms the Sea, or, What are you Afraid of?
INJ Matthew 8:23-27 | ‘Calming the Sea’ | Divine Service | Epiphany 4 | 30 January 2011 Dear Saints, Jesus calms the sea. That’s our Gospel te...
The Micro-Hymnal: Arts and Crafts for Pastors
Before I left the seminary I made a solemn oath to my field work supervisor that I would sing to the people I visited in the hospital, on shut-in calls,...
Baptism and the Holy Spirit in the Book of Acts
Water Baptism vs Baptized with the Spirit and Power The book of Acts begins with Jesus’ parting words to His apostles before His ascension to the right ha...
G. K. Chesterton on Humility
Humility, again, is said both by its upholders and opponents to be the peculiar growth of Christianity. The real and obvious reason of this is often missed. The...
Dealing with Praise-Mystics, Demonstrated
In a previous post (The Praise Song Cruncher) I suggested a strategy for dealing with praise-mystics, namely by taking all the talk of “seeing God” ...
The Boy Jesus in the Temple
INJ Luke 2:41-52 ‘The Father’s House’ Morning Service The First Sunday in Epiphany | January 9th, 2011 Dear Saints, John tells us that if ever...
Confirmed into Death and Life
INJ Matthew 2:13-23 ‘Confirmed into Death and Life’ Divine Service The 2nd Sunday in Christmas | 2 January 2011 Dear S., L., G. and H., Today is you...
Christmas Eve Sermon: A Shocking Christmas
INJ Luke 2:1-14 ‘Christmas Surprises’ Candlelight Service Christmas Eve | December 24th, 2010 Dear Saints, Merry Christmas! Christ is born, the long...
Sermon: The Good Confession of John the Baptist
Sermon audio is down over here (Hope Sermon Audio). INJ John 1:19-28 ‘The Good Confession of John’ Divine Service Rorate Colei, Advent 4 | December ...
A Picture of Law and Gospel
It’s from Lucas Cranach, and titled “Law and Grace,” and it’s beautiful. In fact, I printed about a dozen copies of this image on card s...
Prayer: Mystical or Militaristical?
I don’t think it’s a word, either… (Gary: Warning! This post is 123 words over your limit, and the last 45 words are the best ones!) As far as...
Sermon: Comfort for the Comforter
Sermon audio is over here (Hope Sermon Audio) INJ Matthew 11:2-10 ‘Comfort for the Comforter’ Morning Service Gaudete, the Third Sunday of Advent | ...