A POWERFUL REFORMATION On October 31 we remember the reformation of the church under Martin Luther. On October 31, 1517, Luther posted 95 statements for debate on the church door in Wittenberg. Within weeks the document was distributed throughout Europe. In that document Luther questioned the teaching that forgiveness of […]
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How a Christian Child’s Love Won Jane Roe’s Heart
"How a Christian Child’s Love Won Jane Roe’s Heart" (I received this from a friend of mine who is a professor at Bethany Lutheran College. It is an important message at this time in the history of our country. –Pastor Bryant) A Special Message on the 36th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade […]
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In the last issue of the St. Timothy Tidings I wrote about the fact that Christians are often called to be counter-cultural because the culture in which we live is in many ways hostile to the Christian faith. If we are counter-cultural, how are we really different? If you listen […]
Read MoreCHRISTIAN MATURITY AND CHRISTIAN UNITY
Christian maturity is rooted in the Word of God. This is underscored in Scripture over and over again, for example 2 Peter 3:17-18, “17Therefore, dear friends, since you already know this, be on your guard so that you may not be carried away by the error of lawless men and […]
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As parents, we love our children. We don’t love them more one day than the next or one more than the other, even though they may be very different. So it is that by faith, having become children of God, we live in His love. We live under his approval because we […]
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OF FIRST IMPORTANCE One thing the time management gurus warn about is the tyranny of the urgent over the important. It is expected that someone will miss an important event if he is in a wreck on the way there and is sent to the hospital. The urgent outweighs the important. […]
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