Stop scrolling. Preachers, this one is for you: "…become like a man who does not hear and in whose mouth are no rebukes." Just wait. Read Psalm 38. Psalm 38:13-15, 21-22 (ESV) 13 But I am like a deaf man; I do not hear,like a mute man who does not open his mouth.14 I have … Continue reading Stop Scrolling & Pray Psalm 38
A Pastors’ Conference Homily for My Brothers of the Wayne Circuit LCMS (9.4.2018)
Serving the Servants of the Lord: We kicked off a new year with new laborers sent from the Lord of the Harvest, in answer to the prayers of His blood-bought people. Here is a fit Word from the occasion of our Wayne Circuit LCMS Pastors' Conference held yesterday, September 4, 2018. Hear the full audio … Continue reading A Pastors’ Conference Homily for My Brothers of the Wayne Circuit LCMS (9.4.2018)
These Pleasant Places
"...we may be despising and rebelling against a divine ordering of things..." Below is an essay I wrote back in 2014, with one very slight edit of word order. Because a dear brother in Christ fondly recalled it and asked if he might use it in his Intro to Pastoral Theology course at Concordia Theological … Continue reading These Pleasant Places
My Own Know Me
Hear the full audio of "My Own Know Me" A sermon on John 10:11-16 and Ezekiel 34:11-16 3rd Sunday of Easter / Good Shepherd Sunday Jesus is the one Good Pastor, the Good Shepherd. Our town, our country and world has exactly one Good Shepherd who tends all His flocks. All others pale in comparison, … Continue reading My Own Know Me