Found this while looking for something else.  It is a list of things that hard working Pastors don’t tell their parishioners.  I was looking for something Pastors that spent 8 hours a day on the computer actually say to their parishioners but couldn’t.  This is pretty much fun reading though.  …

TGC Mobile | Article | Redeeming RepetitionThe Gospel Coalition Redeeming Repetition Tullian Tchividjian Tullian Tchividjian Blog | August 26, 2013 One of the most common objections that those of us who are committed to preaching the gospel of grace week in and week out hear is, “Ok…I get it. Can we…

The Lutheran theologian acknowledges that he belongs to the same visible church to which Thomas Aquinas and Bernard of Clairvaux, Augustine and Tertullian, Athanasius and Ireneaus once belonged. The orthodox evangelical church is the legitimate continuation of the medieval Catholic Church, not the…

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In that day the deaf shall hear the words of a book, and out of their gloom and darkness  the eyes of the blind shall see. [Isaiah 29:18] “He has done all things well. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.” [Mark 7:37]   In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Isaiah the prophet speaks about that…

Baskets have been put away for another year and the Easter Bunny has hopped back from whence he or she came. The alleluias have lost a bit of their verve, and the Paschal Candle has begun to droop a little. “Members” that we see twice a year have faded back to the functional atheism of “I can…

I said in the distant past that no one ever wakes up in the morning and says “I want to suffer from depression,” or “Wouldn’t it be great to be on anti-psychotics,” or “I bet Xanax is a blast,” or “Aren’t suicidal thoughts great?” Mental illness just sort of happens, and for whatever else it may be,…

The religious freedom rallies all around the country this past week have reminded us all, once again, how our country is divided between “cultural conservatives” and “cultural liberals.” For excellent reviews of those rallies and their news coverage, see Mollie Ziegler-Hemingway here: Here’s your…

By Mike Aquilina - The Priest, 6/1/2011 A reporter called to interview me about the new translation of the Roman Missal. We spoke for a while about the process and problems of translation before she asked which of the forthcoming changes I thought would be the most important. Perhaps too hastily I…

The Home Front Politics, culture, and American life — from the family perspective. Why Marriage Eludes the Modern Woman I just finished a book called Things I Wish I’d Known Before We Got Married by Gary Chapman. In it, the author outlines the complexities of married life that few of us anticipate…

Within the North America church, the role of pastor has morphed from the biblical and historic role of Seelsorger (one who gives care of souls) and giver of God’s gifts, to that of a CEO, administrator, and/or therapist. Lutheran pastor and professor, Harold Senkbeil notes, “We must admit that…

I grew up as an only child, with a single mother. Because we were poor and because I knew my father had emigrated from Syria, I imagined he looked like Omar Sharif. I hoped he would be rich and kind and would come into our lives (and our not yet furnished apartment) and help us. Later, after I’d met…