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Tag Archives: Martin Luther
Epiphany 5 C: The Sting of Ultimate Wokeness
The readings for the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany are Old Testament Isaiah 6:1–8 (9–13) Psalm Psalm 138 New Testament 1 Corinthians 15:1–11 Gospel Luke 5:1–11 Isaiah and Simon Peter are both stung by wokeness. Their … Continue reading
Emergence of Winter Wheat
Martin Luther was smart enough to remember what we all forget. Every day we forget how great life can be if we live to the potential God has built into us. Sadder still, we forget how much God does to … Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Farm Diary, Featured, Free Range Philosophy, John's Posts, Pandemic Blog
Tagged gratefulness, Hector, Martin Luther, pandemic, Prayer, Small Catechism, wheat, winter wheat, Zac
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Easter 6B: The Happy Paradox of Voluntary Servitude
The Readings for this Sixth Sunday of Easter: First Reading Acts 10:44–48 Psalm Psalm 98 New Testament 1 John 5:1–6 Gospel John 15:9–17 It’s sooo hard for us to understand and accept true freedom. It’s so … Continue reading
Easter: To Rise With the Occasion
The Gospel Reading for Easter Day is John 20.1-18 The reading for this day, obviously, is about the empty tomb and the resurrected Lord speaking to Mary Magdalene and enabling her faith to develop. I feel compelled by circumstances to … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Faith, Featured, John's Posts, Pandemic Blog, Reflections on Sunday Readings
Tagged Easter, Eucharist, Holy Communion, Lincoln, Martin Luther, pandemic
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Epidemic Advice from Martin Luther
We just had a Great little Zoom online meeting of our weekly church study group we call “Lunch and Learn.” A big part of the learning for me was a quote from Martin Luther about a similar time to ours … Continue reading
Posted in Featured, John's Posts, Pandemic Blog, Social Political Issues
Tagged bubonic, epidemic, Martin Luther, pandemic, plague
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Refugees, Trump and the Light of the World
Several months ago a team of people went into my heart and fixed it. They, in fact, probed with wires right up through both an artery and a vein in both of my upper thighs, right up into my heart, … Continue reading
Evangelism as Deprogramming
Last night was a night of inspiration. Six motivated laypeople and I were discussing what good doctrine might teach us about current practices in our congregations, and the conversation turned to evangelism. We returned to two ideas we … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Faith, Featured, John's Posts
Tagged Church, confessions, creeds, evangelism, Faith, Jesus, Lutheran, Martin Luther
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