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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Solitude
March 29, 2011
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As I’m starting to prepare for Laetare Sunday, I ran across the following quotation from John Chrysostom on John 6:3: He went up onto the mountain because of the miracle he was going to do. The disciples alone ascended with him which implies that the people who stayed behind were at fault for not following. [...]
13 years and counting…
February 24, 2010
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Thirteen years ago today I was ordained into the Office of the Holy Ministry. It was an odd day, frankly. I was ordained, along with a dear friend of mine, at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne. Stiegemeyer and I were being called as admission counselors at CTS. It was in the early months of [...]
It's beginning to look a lot like…swine flu
December 19, 2009
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Certainly swine flu is in the air. Every TV news show and every radio program or newspaper seems to have some mention of its spread. Don’t touch! Have no human contact! You don’t want to get sick. There is some wisdom in this. As diseases spread, we must take reasonable cautions to guard ourselves and [...]
Why I Love DOXOLOGY
September 23, 2009
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[This is my letter of referral for the DOXOLOGY program of Advanced Training in Pastoral Care. I would encourage all of you to learn more about the amazing work that this organization is doing. -P] September 23, 2009 To Whom It May Concern: “It is as if an angel was sitting and talking to us [...]
This past month has really convinced me of the benefit of pastoral examinations of catechumens. I’ve always avoided it in a formal setting, because I don’t want to contribute to the “pass the test and graduate” mindset. However, exercising pastoral care by teaching children to confess the faith is a great and mighty gift, and [...]
Randy Asburry did another dynamite post on Doxology. I’ve excerpted the beginning of it hear. Go. Read. Learn. Be fed. P DOXOLOGY Notes: Intersection of Psychotherapy and Pastoral Care: “In my last post I praised the recent DOXOLOGY retreat which I was privileged to attend. Beginning with this post, God willing, I want to give [...]
From RAsburry's Res: Pastors, Get Thee to…
January 29, 2009
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Randy Asburry has a nice post about the most recent Doxology study group, which completed in Illinois. His words echo my own, which I have blogged about previously. Please read and check it out: RAsburry’s Res: Pastors, Get Thee to…
