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[Note: This sermon was preached in the Chapel of St. Timothy and St. Titus at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Wednesday, March 20, 2013. + Herbert Mueller] 31 And taking the twelve, he said to them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will…
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In the issue of Newsweek commemorating the September 11 attacks on America, in an article entitled, “How Should We Think About Islam?” (Newsweek, Dec. 31, 2001/Jan. 7, 2002, pp. 102-103), Kenneth L. Woodward wrote the following: … even the acceptance of other religions as valid paths to God is insufficient. What theologians from various traditions…
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In the upper room on Easter evening, when Christ told the disciples to wait in Jerusalem until God had “clothed them with power from on high,” Jesus also “opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and said to them, ‘Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from…
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Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. (Matthew 28:1 ESV). It was Sunday morning, and they had “bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him.” (Mark 16:1 ESV). What were they looking for when they…
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The sign hanging over the door of a medieval cobbler read: “We Dye to Live.” The message wasn’t complicated: “We dye leather to make a living.” Change a vowel, add a consonant, and you have a sign that could hang over the door of any Christian church, medieval or otherwise: “We Died to Live.” And…
about 2 years ago
Thank you President Harrison for your words of hope and joy even in the midst of division and sin. May the Lord continue to bless you and your family and His body, the Church.