For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:38-39) These are God’s Word of comfort to you, as given …
Monthly Archives: July 2017
I humbly submit some of my productivity tips. I don’t normally feel “busy,” even though I have a number of irons in the fire, so to speak. I’ve just established a routine over the years that works for me, so I thought I’d share some thoughts on how I’ve been able to be more productive. 1. Have a routine I …
In the Gospel readings for last week and this week we’ve seen two parables of Jesus recorded in the Gospel of Matthew. Last week’s parable (Matthew 13:1-9,18-23) focused on God as the sower who sows His Word and the four types or classes of people who receive the Word: there are those who hear the Word but do not receive …
Adiaphora is a Greek term which means things which are neither commanded nor forbidden. In the context of Christianity, adiaphora are things which God neither commands nor forbids, or things which are not necessary for salvation. Thus, things which are adiaphora lie within the realm of Christian liberty and are not essential to the faith; they are “indifferent things.” The …
Have you ever seeded a new yard with grass seed? You put the seed in one of those spreaders with the rotating wands underneath, so as you walk along the yard the seed is dispersed in a circular pattern around the spreader. You basically spend most of the day walking around, with the spreader sowing the grass seed. But, because …
A couple of recent news articles made me think that perhaps a post concerning some of the differences between Lutheran and Catholic beliefs regarding Holy Communion might be helpful (I also find theological discussions endlessly interesting). Communion is also called The Lord’s Supper, the Eucharist (“Thanksgiving”), or the Sacrifice of the Altar. My intent in this post is simply to …
St. Paul is an apostle of the Lord, called by the Lord himself to be his messenger and witness to the nations. Yet, in Paul’s letter to the Romans he says that he struggles with sin (Romans 7:14-25). This man who we look up to as a pillar of the New Testament Church still struggled with sin. He says that …
There are two sure things in this present life: death and taxes. So, in our lives we know that we will always endure taxes; but, we also know that our death frees us from our taxes. Once we die, the IRS no longer has any hold over us (except I suppose, for estate taxes) Paul in his letter to the …