Church and Scripture; Scripture and Church

This is the article that our pastor wrote for the October 4th edition of the Stone County Gazette. The Apostle Paul wrote, “All Scripture is inspired by God and is […]

Revelation, Lesson 14: Christ’s Victory over Satan’s Earthly Agents

The Power of Satan’s Earthly Agents (17:1-18) Last week, we learned that Babylon does not represent any one specific city but, instead, represents humanity in organized opposition against God and […]

Review of The Apocrypha: The Lutheran Edition with Notes

No Longer Missing In Action: The Apocrypha, The Lutheran Edition By Pr. Rich Futrell In 397 AD, at Carthage (today in Tunisia), the Church gathered to resolve an issue: what […]

Revelation, Lesson 13: The Seven Signs, Pt. 7

After Jesus has broken six seals, and the Book of Revelation went into two interludes, pointing forward to a thematic shift–the last seal on the two-sided scroll that Jesus will […]

Revelation, Lesson 12: The Two Interludes after the 6th Seal

After the Apostle John observed heavenly worship, he saw Jesus, represented as a wounded but victorious lamb, receive a double-sided scroll with seven seals.  Revelation then moved into four successive […]

Revelation, Lesson 11: The Seven Signs, Part 6

After the Apostle John observed heavenly worship, he saw Jesus, represented as a wounded but victorious lamb, receive a double-sided scroll with seven seals.  Revelation then moved into four successive […]

Living Out the Faith in the Lutheran Church

By Pastor Rich Futrell  All congregations and pastors in the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod pledge to uphold and follow the Lutheran Confessions.  That’s a basic requirement of membership.  And that’s also […]

Revelation: Lesson 10: The Seven Signs, Parts 4-5

After the Apostle John observed heavenly worship, he saw Jesus, represented as a wounded but victorious lamb, receive a double-sided scroll with seven seals.  Revelation then moves into four successive […]

Revelation: Lesson 9: The Seven Signs, Parts 2-3

After the Apostle John observed heavenly worship, he saw Jesus, represented as a wounded but victorious lamb, receive a scroll with seven seals.  Revelation then moves into four successive visions […]

Jude

Jude Author The author of this epistle simply identifies himself as “Jude, a slave of Jesus Christ and a brother of James.”  But who is he?  First, Jude is a […]