Lutheran Carnival VIII

Lutheran Carnival VIII was posted on 10/9 by Disgrunteld World Citizen on Full Throttle & an Empty Gas Tank. Kudos for work done well.

Matthew 22:1-14 – Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost-a

The King’s FeastMatthew 22:1-14We do it all the time. In fact story writers pretty much count on it. When we read a story we identify with a character in the story. Sometimes we even read ourselves into the story as one of the characters. It is nobody’s fault; it is just how we humans seem [...]

Inner-City Ministry

Today I started my service to an inner-city congregation as part-time Interim Pastor. This 116 year-old congregation started out as a mission of historic Trinity (Soulard) in the (then) suburbs of St. Louis. The first structure, a combination school and chapel was only blocks away from the church’s current location. Today, the traditional limestone church-building, [...]

Just to Make You Smile

The rest of the story is not what I would want to necessarily endorse, but this particular line tickled my funny bone: Pastor Andy Romstad will speak on “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Marriage from a Norwegian Bachelor Pastor” on Oct. 9.

The 100 Minute Bible – Spiritual Cliff Notes?

The Guardian reports on the publishing of the 100 Minute Bible saying: “They may be the words of the Lord. But there are simply too many of them for the modern attention span.” DogfightAtBankstown quips: “You know, even Christians can devour Harry Potter in a weekend, but can’t find the time to go through the [...]

1. Living the Christian Life – B

B. Why a Christian Lives a Godly Life Is it possible for a person to be a Christian and yet live carelessly and willingly in sin? Cf. James 2:17, 26. What does St. John say about such a man? 1 John 3:8, 9. Willful sinning makes faith impossible. Faith must be active in good works. [...]

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