Words mean things. It seems obvious, cliché even, but there it is: Words bear meaning. In an argument, the person who controls the words wins. The one who holds the definitions succeeds. Words mean things. The culture may try to redefine them. It may use them incorrectly, but still they have inherent, objective meaning. They are delicate things. Use one incorrectly, snap it in two, … Continue reading words mean things
I started writing an article last week. When I got finished, I didn’t like at all. It sounded like a gigantic LCMS pat on the back. But I’m posting it here anyway, just so that the two hours of writing aren’t totally wasted. So there’s that. __________ When LCMS President Matthew C. Harrison testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Feb. 16, … Continue reading scratch that
When the Council of Presidents met in St. Louis earlier this week, they took time out of meetings for meditating on God’s Word, praying the liturgy, and singing some Lutheran hymnody. And some good old-fashioned Law-Gospel preaching. And playing the trumpet. And the organ. Because our LCMS pastors are just.that.awesome. Continue reading this and that
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