Intro Author: The Lutheran Study Bible Apocrypha writes: “The obvious Greek style and philosophical influences make it clear that the Hebrew king Solomon did not write the book.” Now, this […]
The Value of the Hebrew and Greek Old Testaments
August 24, 2017 by
This is our pastor’s newsletter article for the September 2017 edition of “The Shepherd’s Voice.” The Value of the Hebrew and Greek Old Testaments By Pr. Rich Futrell Today, […]
Jeremiah 23:16-29: Live in the Truth
August 8, 2017 by
Still in the insecurity of your childhood, running through the house. Crash! A prized piece of your mother’s fine porcelain lay broken on the floor. A few moments later, words […]
The Apocrypha, Lesson 14: 2 Maccabees and Purgatory
August 8, 2017 by
Recap After we had looked into prayers for the sainted dead in 2 Maccabees, one person in class wanted to explore the verse that followed. Your teacher tactfully avoided doing […]
Romans 6:19-23: Sin’s Wage vs. God’s Gift
July 30, 2017 by
All around us, whether infiltrating the air or intertwining itself into the tapestry of our culture, is an assumption. To be free is to be the boss, under no one […]
The Apocrypha, Lesson 13: 1-2 Maccabees, Pt. 3
July 30, 2017 by
Recap In 164 BC, with the ouster of Antiochus Epiphanes from Israel, the Israelites began to celebrate a festival every year to remember the dedication, or restoration, of the Temple. […]
Church History, Lesson 4: The Didache, Pt. 1
July 30, 2017 by
Recap In 49 AD, the Church met in her first council to resolve issues of incorporating Gentiles into, then, an ethnically Jewish Church. The Gentiles did not need to be […]
The Apocrypha, Lesson 12: 1-2 Maccabees, Pt. 2
July 24, 2017 by
Recap A representative of Antiochus confronts Mattathias in his town to be the first to offer a pagan sacrifice and become a “friend” of the king. When Mattathias refuses, another […]
Matthew 5:20-26: Be Reconciled
July 24, 2017 by
In Nashville, Illinois, I served as a vicar before moving here to be your pastor. A few years before, someone collapsed during the Divine Service. With the ambulance called, the […]
Church History, Lesson 3: The Normalization of Church Practices
July 19, 2017 by
Bringing Gentiles into the Church Recap and Introduction Last week, we followed the Church as she spread to Samaria during Jewish persecution. Christians fled proclaiming Jesus as the world’s […]
