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On The Holy Spirit
January 18, 2025Her: "Have you ever spoken in tongues?" Me: "Huh, what's that?"
"You know, when the Holy Spirit comes upon you and you start talking in a language you don't know."
"Well...no."
"Oh! Well then, you're not …
On Tradition
December 29, 2024(One simply cannot begin a discussion about the topic of tradition without singing the word thusly:)
Everyone has traditions. Some of them are more obviously identified as such, but others slip under the radar, disguised as "habits," perhaps. The…
On Prayer
December 25, 2024Prayer has always been something of a mystery to me.
As a child I started with those typical, "Now I lay me down to sleep"-type-prayers. We always prayed as a family before meals (holding hands), and of course in church, and before classes in scho…
On Falling Away
December 6, 2024We've all seen it. Usually it comes as a Facebook post, or an article, or an interview. Some big name in Christianity - someone well-known and influential, an author or musician perhaps - suddenly announces that they "can't keep living the lie…
On Confession and Absolution
March 22, 2024Picture with me a church sanctuary; dark walls, carpet, the lights dimmed, worship team with instruments on stage playing a quiet background number, and a large, rough, wooden cross on a stand off a little to the side. Tears trickle down a number of faces as …
On the Efficacy of the Word
September 15, 2021Once upon a time one of my favorite types of sermons were of what I'll call the "What if..." genre. These were the ones that created an inspiring image in the mind, that propelled us forward with the possibilities, causing us to look at wha…
Charismatic to Lutheran in 3 Months
August 24, 2021This post is admittedly a departure from the rest. However, I wanted to put down somewhere the actual chronology of events that begin more-or-less where the Prelude ends, and add more detail to the final paragraphs of it - in order to share it with you, dear…