Comments for Lutheran Logomaniac

Comment on Shepherding Through the Contradictions by Steve Brummett

Steve Brummett — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:30:53 +0000

Don’t know if this is what you are looking for, but the biggest contradiction I face every day is the sinner/shepherd one. You are Christ’s undershepherd for his people and yet just the same sinner as are they. Understanding this contradiction and how it shapes or affects ministry is important for pastor and congregation. You are expected to be “Holy” and human at the same time. hope this helps.

Comment on No Separation (New Years’ Eve, 2010) by Rev James Leistico

Rev James Leistico — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:47:26 +0000

well done. I’m borrowing these words for tonight.

Comment on Advent Longing by Emily Cook

Emily Cook — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:31:03 +0000

Beautiful post. I am longing with you. Come, Lord Jesus.

Comment on Luther on Preaching by CMP

CMP — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 03:16:46 +0000

“If your preaching and teaching fail to point to Christ, something else being offered, and you nevertheless boast of the Spirit, you are already judged: the spirit you boast is not the Holy Spirit, not the true Spirit, but a false one. To it we are not to listen. Rather we condemn it to the abyss of hell, as Paul declares (Gal. 1:8), saying: ‘But as though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach unto you any Gospel other than that which we preached unto you, let him be anathema.’….Paul refers…to the Christian who, though boasting of our salvation as he should, but, neglecting this truth, points the soul away to something else, pretending that this substitute is of the Holy Spirit and is something better and more essential than the common doctrine of the Gospel.” Martin Luther, Sermon for the Tenth Sunday after Trinity, Text: I. Cor. 12:1-11. Lenker vol. 8, pp. 206-07. (Emphasis added)

Comment on Annunciation Greek (Orthodox) Church: Life in Two Worlds (2/3) by Hunter

Hunter — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 06:06:20 +0000

The Ecumenical Patriarchate (The Greeks) does not recognize the OCA’s autocephaly (state of being self-headed) granted to us by the Russian Orthodox Church claiming they did not have the authority to do so.

Comment on God’s Gift of True Doctrine in Christ (Reformation 2011) by Original Evangelical

Original Evangelical — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 01:37:29 +0000

Great sermon, and focused like a laser! Will there be an audio link for me to listen to while I process photos this afternoon?

Comment on Forgiveness without Calculation by Irene Walker

Irene Walker — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:07:51 +0000

“It is possible to mess up so badly that I don’t believe that forgiveness is even possible because I’m such a terrible person. But sometimes our spouse surprises us. Sometimes your mom or dad forgive you far more than you ever would have imagined. Sometimes things really are better after you confess and receive absolution.”

I totally agree that it’s not easy to forgive another person. As you’ve said, forgiving is not the nature of man. In my opinion, it’s not how big or small the sin is, but who did it to us.

It’s easier to forgive a brother, sister, mother, father, child for their mistakes because we simply love them unconditionally. However, if the one who has done us wrong is just a neighbor, co-worker, or a stranger, we don’t easily forgive and forget. For this, I think we should work more on forgiving other people who are not related to us.

Irene Walker

Comment on On the Unfairness of God (Pentecost 14, Matthew 20:1-16) by reigna

reigna — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 03:17:26 +0000

I don’t think that God is unfair. People may feel and think that he is because of the bad things happen to their lives.

Comment on With the Lord There is Mercy (9-11 remembrance sermon) by Original Evangelical

Original Evangelical — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 04:34:57 +0000

Thanks for posting the sermon! I’ve linked to it on our blog, but for some reason the audio link takes me to your first sermon. Not that I mind- it was good, also!

Comment on Saving and Losing (Proper 17A – Pentecost 11, 2011) by ToddPeperkorn

ToddPeperkorn — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 18:39:27 +0000

One thing at a time. One thing at a time.