The Presence, by Berthold von Schenk

This book, listed above, isa rather interesting book written if I recall in 1945.  Berthold von Shenk is often cited and considered one of the fathers of the liturgical movement in the LCMS.  He is without a doubt one of the more interesting characters, that’s for sure.   Rev. Paul Sauer did a nice job with […]

Books for Sale (Patristics, Eastern Orthodoxy & Exegetics mostly)

I am helping a friend sell a bunch of books.   HERE IS A PDF OF THE BOOKS AVAILABLE.  Some of the titles for the books include:   11. St. Gregory the Great, Pastoral Care Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar Biblical Hebrew Vocabulary Cards The Book of Isaiah, Chapters 1-39 The Byzantine Commonwealth: Eastern Europe, 500-1453 […]

On Calls in the LCMS Today

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the situation of pastoral calls in the United States today.  For those who do not know, this past week was Call Week at both of our LCMS seminaries.  The LCMS Joint Seminary Fund recently put out their little PDF file listing where everyone is going, if you’re interested (with some tragic […]

Cantate 2010

Audio of the Sermon Cantate 2010 (May 2, 2010) ““I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth,” (John 16:12–13 ESV) Introduction Have you ever had one of those cases where you walked into a […]

Praying for your enemies

““But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.” (Luke 6:26 ESV) We have spoken mostly about how to pray, as well as praying in different contexts or groups (alone, in your marriage, in family, etc.). […]