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Philippians 3:18-20, Evangelical Heritage Version To be sure, many walk as enemies of the cross of Christ. I told you about them often, and now I am saying it while weeping. 19Their end is destruction, their god is their appetite, and their glory is in their shame. They are thinking only about earthly things. 20But … Continue reading The Coming King – Rev. Connor Longaphie

The matter of Communion is one that has sparked much controversy in Christian churches, particularly those of the Protestant variety. Not only do our differences on this matter pertain to the what of the doctrine of the Sacrament of the Altar, but also the who. That is, who is it to be given to, and … Continue reading A Confessional Case For Table Fencing

Prayer. We all know we should do it. We all know we should do it, but do we know what it is? Do we know how to do it? DO WE do it? That’s the dreaded question, isn’t it. How much praying should I be doing, and what does a prayerful life look like practically … Continue reading Prayer & The Catechism

Proverbs 9:1-18 The way of wisdom and the way of folly are put up against one another today. Similarly to Psalm 1, blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel... (and so on) but the wicked is not so, he's like chaff (and so on), this proverb compares not only wicked deeds with … Continue reading Daily Lectionary – Secular Wisdom Deboonked

If you’ve been a Lutheran for any amount of time, you’ve likely had the displeasure of having someone tell you about the supposedly pious practice of “fasting” from communion. This is usually part and parcel of Pietistic Lutheranism which tends to oppose weekly communion on the basis that frequency implies frivolity rather than necessity (oddly … Continue reading Rev. Connor Longaphie – On Fasting from Communion on Good Friday

As many of our readers know, we are in the throes of Holy Week. Traditionally, there are daily services that go along with this week. In the modern era we have foregone the Monday-Wednesday services. On our calendar one can see that the major focus going to Holy Weekend beings on Maundy Thursday. What exactly … Continue reading Stephen Bozeman – Saints and Seders: Why the Two Don’t Mix. A Maundy Thursday Reflection

Prayer and devotion have historically been central practices of individual life and the church. We have often termed these spirituality or piety. Many saints of the past have written on this necessary, and at times, poorly understood topic. Often in broader evangelicalism the “health” or “measure” of one's faith is considered directly proportional to the … Continue reading Stephen D. Bozeman – On Prayer and Devotion: Resources for the Daily Practice of Piety

As you likely already know if you follow my ministry in writing, teaching, preaching, or podcasting, I am not a "fan" of the notion of new years resolutions. Nor am I a fan of anything that demands self-betterment without external end. The endless ladder that we climb to better ourselves, to improve ourselves, ultimately leads … Continue reading On Bible Reading Plans: A Concern (or six) – Rev. Connor Longaphie

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Mr7KNqUImgs?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&start=2491&wmode=transparent A little over 500 years ago in the fledging town of Wittenberg, in what would become the modern state of Germany, a monk and theology professor named Martin Luther came to the shocking revelation that there were some major discrepancies between what Holy Scripture taught and what the Church of his time was teaching. … Continue reading Sermon: On Justification Before God — Roland Weisbrot