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Everything Changes Christmas, Christmas Changes Everything3 comments

doroteos2 wrote 1 week ago: Four items hit in rapid succession that make me wonder what in the world is happening to Christmas? … more →

Tags: Christian witness, Christmas, Personal reflection, Religion in the U.S.

Dirty Stat Lover7 comments

doroteos2 wrote 4 weeks ago: An email I received today asked a question I am frequently asked, “How could someone who distr … more →

Tags: Critical Thinking, Core Values, Evaluation and Assessment, church growth, Values

Running Church21 comments

doroteos2 wrote 1 month ago: Stephen King wrote a novella entitled, The Running Man, about a brutal futuristic society where game … more →

Tags: church leadership, Core Values, Vision, church growth, church, Mission & Purpose

Compatibullying17 comments

doroteos2 wrote 1 month ago: The United Methodist Judicial Council has adjudicated the “homosexuality question” for t … more →

Tags: Religion in the U.S., Core Values, U.S. Culture, The United Methodist Church, Values

To the Unrealistically Depressingly Fatalistically Statistically Biased9 comments

doroteos2 wrote 1 month ago: We’re old.  We’re dying.  We’re decaying.  We’re declining.  We’re ine … more →

Tags: Religion in the U.S., Spiritual Trends, Critical Thinking, Research, church leadership, Church Membership

Giving Ourselves a Tomorrow -- Today!12 comments

doroteos2 wrote 1 month ago: There is generally a distinct difference between our articulated values — what we say is impor … more →

Tags: church growth, Core Values, Religion in the U.S., Church Marketing

Here, O My Lord, I See You Face to Face10 comments

Jeremiah Gumm wrote 1 month ago: Here, O my Lord, I see you face to face; Here would I touch and handle things unseen, Here grasp wit … more →

Tags: Biblical Theology, Books, Christian Art, Church History, Hymns and Poetry, Luther Resources, Lutheran Confessions, Lutheran Resources, Lutheranism

New and Improved Dark Ages8 comments

doroteos2 wrote 2 months ago: Flipping through TV channels, I paused on a sincere, yet bizarre religious show where in a matter of … more →

Tags: Religion in the U.S., Spiritual Trends, Hypocrisy, anti-intellectualism, Values

What Would Jesus Do?1 comment

Jeremiah Gumm wrote 2 months ago: This post isn’t what you might think when you read that title. This isn’t an encourageme … more →

Tags: pastoral resources, Lutheranism, Books, Modern Christianity, Lutheran Resources, Outreach and Evangelism, Culture and Ministry, Biblical Theology, Homiletics

Worshipedia19 comments

doroteos2 wrote 2 months ago: We live in a Wiki world.  A collaborative, evolving, and highly interactive way of creating and recr … more →

Tags: Congregational Life, Spiritual Trends, Worship, church, Christian Worship

...But Will It Fly?

Jeremiah Gumm wrote 2 months ago: Do you ever wonder why the pews (or in our case, chairs) aren’t completely filled on an averag … more →

Tags: Devotional Thoughts, pastoral resources, theological tidbits, Church History, Lutheranism, Modern Christianity, Lutheran Resources, Culture and Ministry, Biblical Theology

Flexibible (Josh's Turn)18 comments

doroteos2 wrote 2 months ago: I shared some thoughts from an email exchange with a young pastor on the west coast (Open to Interpr … more →

Tags: Spiritual Trends, The Bible, Communication in the Church, Biblical Interpretation

What Am I Missing?25 comments

doroteos2 wrote 3 months ago: After Before I think I have simply evolved into an old fart.  Quite recently and suddenly I find mys … more →

Tags: Congregational Life, Religion in the U.S., Spiritual Trends, The United Methodist Church, Sacraments, church growth

ELS Statement on ELCA Resolution1 comment

Jeremiah Gumm wrote 3 months ago: The response from our sister synod – the Evangelical Lutheran Synod… 21 August 2009 Evan … more →

Tags: Church History, Lutheranism, Modern Christianity, Lutheran Resources, Culture and Ministry, Biblical Theology, Systematic Theology, In The News, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

...Even When Steeples Are Falling2 comments

Jeremiah Gumm wrote 3 months ago: When I saw the picture above following the tornado that struck near the convention location of the E … more →

Tags: Church History, Lutheranism, Modern Christianity, Culture and Ministry, In The News, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, liberal lutheranism, same-sex unions, how to respond to ELCA formal endorsment of same-sex ma

Sects in the City3 comments

doroteos2 wrote 4 months ago: I was speaking to a pastor from Chicago who lamented the appearance of street preachers who claimed … more →

Tags: Religion in the U.S., Spiritual Trends, mission of the church, Personal reflection, Evangelism

History is His Story2 comments

Jeremiah Gumm wrote 4 months ago: Came across another gem from the late Prof. Martin Franzmann in my devotional readings yesterday. Fr … more →

Tags: pastoral resources, theological tidbits, Church History, Books, Modern Christianity, Lutheran Resources, Biblical Theology, Practical Theology, In The News

Counting Our Blessings...

Jeremiah Gumm wrote 4 months ago: If you didn’t get this already, here’s something to think about from WELS President Mark … more →

Tags: Lutheranism, Modern Christianity, Lutheran Resources, Synodical Resources, In The News, Wels, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, 2009 wels synod convention, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Crammed With the Forgiveness of Sins

Jeremiah Gumm wrote 4 months ago: During my devotions today, I came across this thought-provoking comment on Matthew 18:17ff. and the … more →

Tags: Devotional Thoughts, pastoral resources, theological tidbits, Church History, Books, Lutheran Resources, Counseling, Culture and Ministry, Biblical Theology


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