As always, Petersen is spot-on
Advice for new pastors from the ever-insightful Pr. Petersen: “Welcome to the Ministry. Please call me ‘Dave.'”
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Let us iPray
Some of our congregation’s leaders routinely make fun of me for my iGadgets. Our president calls my iPad an “iFrisbee,” and I really think sometimes he’s tempted to throw it thus. When I converted to...
View ArticleNot called without the ministry
Luther’s very interesting opinion on how the call of Abraham (Gen. 12:1-3) took place: But here the question arises: How was Abraham called, and did he hear this voice from God Himself? I am convinced...
View ArticleNoah the Bishop
Luther on Genesis 9: In the first place, Noah filled the office of bishop; and because he had been plagued by various temptations, it was his foremost concern to oppose the devil and comfort the...
View ArticleDumb dogs
Often, indeed, incautious rulers, being afraid of losing human favor, fear to speak freely of what is right, and, in the words of the Truth, do not exercise the zeal of shepherds caring for the flock,...
View ArticleThe overworked Luther
I am prone to lamentation, bemoaning the oppression of too much work. I should cut that out. It’s not like I’m running a Reformation or anything! Here’s Luther’s close of the lecture on Genesis 19,...
View ArticleThe beleaguered pastor and the lighthouse keeper
Walter Trobisch was visiting a pastor in Africa whose marriage and health was suffering because of the incessant demands of parishioners. Here is the dialogue between Trobisch and Pastor Daniel, as...
View ArticleGod’s will regarding new forms of worship
This is true, indeed, that God is not bound, neither to Jerusalem nor to any other place, and that He is able to save also elsewhere. No one will deny this. But try it and see what you will get! If you...
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Vocation under the cross
To understand what is meant by the cross of vocation, we need only remember that vocation is ordained by God to benefit, not him who fulfills the vocation, but the neighbor who, standing alongside,...
View ArticleAdapting the local lifestyle
In a recent interview on Issues, Etc., LCMS President Matthew Harrison encouraged pastors to get to know their people, spend time in their homes, hospital rooms, lives. Only through this will the...
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