Fritz a wonderful lesson – and esp. reading has a flow I found encompassing. If only …….. yes we can…
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God Eats With His People: Proper 13
Read MORE: God Eats With His People: Proper 13For several years my parish trained first year field workers for the seminary. They usually sent us their most difficult students. One of those was Heikki Ausiku, a pastor from Namibia. You might remember South Africa controlled this Lutheran nation,…
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The Impossible Dream, Fathers’ Day: Proper 6
Read MORE: The Impossible Dream, Fathers’ Day: Proper 6Jesus’ name for God was so important the Bible keeps the original Aramaic word: “Abba”, “Abba”, an intimate form of “father.” Suddenly every father becomes a model for God- either a good model or a bad one. Faith Ann learned…
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Reformation Sunday
Read MORE: Reformation SundayWe Lutherans set this Sunday aside to celebrate our roots. We remember from where we came, so we can understand better who we are. We do that this year mindful of the recent Pew Foundation report that indictaed 20% of…
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Heaven on Earth: Easter 6C
Read MORE: Heaven on Earth: Easter 6CThis is “Come Dream With Us” Sunday at Trinity. The congregation is meeting to share their dreams about the future. All three lessons include visions of what is to come. It’s a good time to remember how important dreaming is.…
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Shhh! Jesus Steps Out of the Tomb: Easter 2C
Read MORE: Shhh! Jesus Steps Out of the Tomb: Easter 2CIf Matthew, Mark, and Luke thought Peter’s confession was central to the Gospel proclamation, John believed Thomas’ confession was even more important. He originally ended his Gospel with the colossal, “My Lord and my God.” This was the most far…
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Wise Men Search for the Baby: Epiphany
Read MORE: Wise Men Search for the Baby: EpiphanyEthiopian Orthodox Christians celebrate Jesus’ birth on Epiphany. Their equivalent of our Christmas Eve service sometimes involves the Wise Men’s search for the baby Jesus. In the dark of the night very tall, very black monks dress as the Magi.…
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Lesson 21: Conclusion
Read MORE: Lesson 21: ConclusionBob suggested another challenge to Christian Ethics might be that people who certainty. I got that all the time during my ministry. Many said they missed the old days when you were told what was right and what was wrong.…
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Lesson 20: The Greatest Challenge to Christian Ethics
Read MORE: Lesson 20: The Greatest Challenge to Christian EthicsA couple weeks ago Derek asserted that the problem in Christian ethics is not so much Christians arguing with the world as Christians arguing with each other. He suggested the Bible does not help much, because all groups cite scripture…
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Lesson 19: The Right Questions
Read MORE: Lesson 19: The Right QuestionsIn last week’s comments, Don pushed us in the right direction when he observed that we ask the wrong question by responding to Jesus’ “return good for evil” with inquiries about self-defense. Anne, Bob, and Derek already started us in…
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Lesson 18: How Do You Stop a Bad Guy With A Gun?
Read MORE: Lesson 18: How Do You Stop a Bad Guy With A Gun?Let’s use Christian ethics to examine Wayne LaPierre’s claim, “The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. I think the first observation would be this goes far beyond gun control,…
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So forgiveness pre-requires understanding the mistakes of the past? here hear re this opposing this me-first, America-first, white-first, male-first approach>…
An extremely timely topic. Thanks, Fritz!