June 28, 2010
Today is the commemoration of St. Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons, martyred c. 202. I was privileged to take a course while in seminary taught by Dr. William Weinrich on Irenaeus, as part of his wonderful “Fathers and Heretics” series. Other than Luther (and, it ought to go without saying, the Holy Scriptures), Irenaeus has certainly [...]
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January 17, 2010
I was asked to write the sermon for the LCMS Life Ministry’s resource for Sanctity of Human Life Sunday, coinciding this year with Epiphany II. The following is that sermon, slightly modified for use in my own parish. “In the beginning, God created” (Gen. 1). That’s who God is. The One who creates. Outside of [...]
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