This week the Historic Three Year Lectionary gives us the Lord’s Prayer and Jesus teaching us about how we approach God as a loving Father, a good neighbor, a faithful friend. It’s a clear lesson that pre-written prayers are faithful when prayed by faith.

True in the sense that this is how we got an LCMS.

Most of the people I know who have 3+ kids are solidly middle class. We have six and live a great life on a pastor’s salary. It’s theology, usually. Not economics.

I’ve started closing almost all pastoral counseling sessions with private Confession and Absolution. What a joy to look a brother or sister in the eye and tell them they are forgiven.

The thing is, as long as you prophesy vague weather events they will always happen.

Share an example how AI has failed you. Once I asked @Grok which team had the best record in baseball this season and it was just flat out wrong.

“Death and Resurrection Lutheran Church.”

He would have loved this.

“It is for freedom Christ has set us free.” The sabbath was made for you brother, rest your soul in Christ.

I wish Ian Heinze was my pastor.

The more you think about this the less sense it makes.

The more you think about this, the less sense it makes.

Exactly. The this is why God commanded the Israelites to build the temple out of cinder blocks and cheap commercial textiles.

Mini van at 25. 10-passenger at 35.

The problem with trying to convince people that their sin isn't sin, is that you might succeed. We all need Jesus' forgiveness for our disordered thoughts, words, and deeds. Why prevent each other from repenting, that we might be absolved?

Co-co-signed.

Lucas Cranach imagines the Angels holding St. Barnabas' skin for him.

I just want Calvinists to know that while we disagree about Limited atonement, Lutherans think this kind of thing is silly. The question isn’t about whether or not God’s will seems fair to us, but rather, how do we understand His Word.

Starting a new tradition: Pork rinds on the Feast of St Bartholomew. Iykyk