How Young Men Can Serve the Church
Good article. You can read the original here. In years and cultures past, society valued young men. There was a common-sense realization that strong men meant a strong fabric of […]
Category Archives: Thoughts & News
Church Should Be Your Excuse for Missing Everything Else
Interesting and challenging thoughts. Worth reading and reflecting. Read the original article HERE>>>. I am under the unwavering conviction that unless I am genuinely ill, people are in the throes […]
MORE ABOUT US… LUTHERANS. GOOD.
This is the next video following this one. Thanks to the Ten Minute Bible Hour!
About us… Lutherans. Good video.
Five Signs Your Church Might Be Heading Toward Progressive Christianity
Read the original article here. Several years ago, my husband and I began attending a local evangelical, nondenominational church. We cherished the sense of community we found among the loving […]
Coming soon! Don’t miss it! “Speak Lord 2019”. “From Dusty to Dog Eared: The Catechism as a Tool for the Christian Life”.
[New!] “Speak Lord, for your servant is listening!” (1.Sam 3:10) Come and join us for a retreat weekend where we will explore what the Catechism is and how it shapes our […]
The Apostles Never ‘Shared’ the Gospel, and Neither Should We
I had never thought about it, but it makes so much sense. Just read it! Read the original article by Elliot Clark here. For some time now, American Christians have […]
“Cultural Christians”? Sounds familiar?
Read the original article here. A Florida pastor is tackling what he considers to be the largest mission field in the United States [what about Australia?]: people who claim to be […]
What does “pastoral” mean?
This is a really good explanation of what we have done with this word. Read the original article here. I have alluded several times to the evolving meaning of that […]
“The Pastrix Goes Pornstrix”
Nadia Bolz-Weber is rather well-known to Barossians as she was kindly invited by local congregations to speak at Faith Collage a couple years ago. She is also well know to […]
What is wrong with us?
If you are curious to understand what is wrong with us these days, please, watch and enjoy this video. It is frightening how true it is, but … it also […]
Burning “the straw-man”.
By Rev Guntars Baikovs, Tanunda, October 2018. Listening to comments and seeing attitudes of some of the LCA members, both laypeople and pastors, it may seem that the LCA’s teaching […]
[New!] “Speak Lord 2018: Renew Your Church”
[New!] “Speak Lord, for your servant is listening!” (1.Sam 3:10) Come and join us for a retreat weekend where we will journey through Paul’s most beautiful letter – Ephesians. Date: […]
7 Hard, but Hopefully Helpful Words for Pastors
This is for all my pastor friends. It may not make as much sense to readers who haven’t served in that role. Read the original article by Ron Edmondson here. […]
Want to be like the world?
This is what many well intentional Christians have tried during the last 30 to 40 years hoping that that way they could be more attractive to the world. Obviously it […]
