Dr. Cario hides behind the Bible passage of Matt. 18, but if he has read it, he does not understand it. Sin does not require permission to rebuke. I do ask the sinner if he wishes to hear the law, but tell them their sin. Every Christian (“brother” in Matt. 18) has the power of […]
The 8th commandment has become the bureaucrat’s favorite commandment—as a bully stick to bludgeon all discussion, while keeping public matters semi-private and out of the media. It is not gossip that a professor at CUW—an ordained LCMS pastor—was suspended and prevented from teaching. None of the three public statements (from the interim President, district president, […]
Rev. Andrew J. Preus Virgil’s Aeneid tells a story of a great statue of a horse left by the Greeks outside the city gates of Troy. This Trojan Horse was beautiful. The people of the city thought it was a gift from the gods. They brought it into the gates, and at night the Greeks […]
Digitized and edited versions: Pdf Word document (docx) Open Document Format (odt) Rich Text Format (rtf) Unedited scanned translation (pdf) — (large file, 8.5mb) A study document arguing for women’s ordination within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil (IELB, Igreja Evangélica Luterana do Brasil) has been obtained by Christian News. Dr. Alexander (or Alexandre) Vieira, […]
Rev Gregory P Schulz, DMin, PhD Professor of Philosophy, Concordia University Wisconsin Published in 2/14/2022 Issue Dysphoria is another word for “restlessness.” It doesn’t mean being fidgety or ill at ease; it means being depressed, disquieted, overcome by Angst. Much like the term euphoria at the other end of the emotional spectrum, dysphoria connotes being […]
The common person knows divorce is not good or holy—it is a breaking apart of a unity, that no one dreams about. But careful human words are publicized to cover up the grievous sin against God and shame before others. These PR stunts do not change the fact that they denied their marriage vows. No […]
This should not be such a great mystery. Sexual temptation does not wait until a pre-determined age or selfish career goal is met. People who waited selfishly to get married often did not resist temptation well, and so are already divorced, by virtue of the one flesh union being broken in immoral unions. The serial […]
Trinity and the Bible — Dr. Carl L. Beckwith This was the most clear and accessible presentation I heard. It was precise, extremely helpful, and most edifying. It was one of the few to actually exhort and encourage, while also being academically sound. This under- recognized scholar of the LCMS wrote the excellent book The […]
A summary of Dr. Kleinig’s presentation from the 2022 Concordia Theological Seminary Symposia: The words and opinions are my own, based on my notes taken in person. —ed. Dr. Kleinig appeared virtually on a screen from Australia, with just a few minutes lost due to a technical snafu. An outline was handed out thankfully. His […]
The idea here is to ceremonial memorialize rebellion and anti-Christian sentiment, making it religious in a pagan way. Even unbelievers can crave ceremony and liturgy, but Baptism is God’s work that cannot be undone, anymore than we can go back and redo our first birth. Thankfully, God still calls to repentance—He wants all sinners to […]
