So I’m working on a bible study for the Circuit Winkel Bible Study Series. My topic is “Shepherding Through the Contradictions.” As I am thinking through this project, I would love some input. What are the contradictions that a pastor faces every day? What are the contradictions his people face every day? How are they [...]
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Shepherding Through the Contradictions
January 25, 2012
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Mourning and Dancing (Reformation 2010)
November 2, 2010
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Todd A. Peperkorn, STM Messiah Lutheran Church, Kenosha, Wisconsin Our Savior Lutheran Church, Momence, Illinois Reformation (October 31, 2010) Matthew 11:12-19 The Audio File is Here TITLE: “Mourning and Dancing” Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Our text for the Festival of the Reformation is from St. [...]
Why the LCMS can’t exercise church discipline
September 14, 2010
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(Why groups like the ACELC aren’t helpful: Part Three) So let’s get to the point. I am going to make a couple presumptions here from my reading of the ACELC, its documents and stated goals. If I have misunderstood or misrepresented those goals, I will gladly receive correction. As I read the stated intents of [...]
Why groups like the ACELC aren’t helpful: Part Two
August 31, 2010
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In my last post on the topic, I posited that the multiplication of statements has not historically been helpful in the Missouri. I would be delighted to be corrected, but I am hard pressed to find one example in our LCMS history that would point to an external group (which I will explain in a [...]
Why groups like the ACELC aren’t helpful: Part One
August 25, 2010
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I do not believe that groups like the ACELC are helpful to the cause of faithful Lutheranism in our midst. While this is not an exhaustive examination, it is a start of my thoughts on the process. I would welcome your thoughts and insights along the way. The Association of Confessing Evangelical Lutheran Congregations (ACELC) [...]
A New Bible for Christ’s Church: The Lutheran Study Bible
October 1, 2009
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[From the October 2009 Messiah's Messenger] It should come as no surprise to anyone that I love books. Step into my office and you might as well be stepping into a library. But there is no doubt that some books are more important than others. The chief of these is God’s Word, the Bible. And [...]
My answer to the ELCA Gay/Lesbian Clergy question
September 2, 2009
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The following is a slightly edited version of an email I wrote recently responding to a question about what “we believe” regarding Gay & Lesbian Clergy. Since I’m sure it will come up in other contexts, here are my thoughts: Dear Friend, …The short answer is that we believe along with the Scriptures that any [...]
Pres. Dean Wenthe & CTS on Recent Events in the ELCA
August 25, 2009
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This is a video from my alma mater and delivered by its president, Dr. Dean Wenthe:
More Luther in English
April 30, 2009
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Here it comes! Twenty more volumes of Luther. I hope that they will be available on Libronix/Logos as they come out. Maybe a subscription series? New Luther Translations! | Cyberbrethren
Lively Stone
December 16, 2008
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What is the history of the liturgical movement in the Missouri Synod? If you were to come up with names, some of them would include Fredrich Lochner, Arthur Carl Piepkorn, Valparaiso, Fort Wayne, Arthur Just, Walter Buszin, the St. James Society, Ron Feuerhahn, and others. No matter how you compiled your list, one name would [...]
