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 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 […]
In my last post on the topic, I posited that the multiplication of statements has not historically been helpful in the Missouri. Â 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 […]
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. Â I would welcome your thoughts and insights along the way. The Association of Confessing Evangelical Lutheran Congregations (ACELC) […]
[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 […]