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 […]
Todd A. Peperkorn, STM Messiah Lutheran Church Kenosha, Wisconsin Trinity 8 (August 2, 2009) Matthew 7:15-23 For an audio MP3 of this sermon, CLICK HERE TITLE: “The Fruits of the Gospel†Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Our text for this morning is the Gospel lesson […]
Quotation from the Formula on the role of the Resurrection and the Two Natures in Christ: 16 11. Christ always had this majesty according to the personal union. Yet He abstained from using it in the state of His humiliation, and because of this He truly increased in all wisdom and favor with God and […]
Todd A. Peperkorn, STM Messiah Lutheran Church Kenosha, Wisconsin Judica, Lent V (March 29, 2009, revised from 2005) John 8:46-56 For an audio MP3 of this sermon, CLICK HERE TITLE: “The Taste of Life†Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Our text for this morning is […]
I got back from the CTS Fort Wayne 2009 Symposia yesterday, after getting a flat tire along the way. Despite that little mishap, it was a very enjoyable week. I hadn’t been back to Symposia for three years, since I got sick. So it was a welcome homecoming for me. And since this Symposia was […]