What Love Really Means

Yesterday I taught a class on Philippians 2:1-4.  It was a continuation of a class I have been teaching on Philippians.  In this passage, Paul talks about the power and love we have received from Christ and the community we have through the spirit, and in this we need to make the joy of beingContinue reading “What Love Really Means”

“My Feet Are Off The Ground” from Tyler Perry

Someone sent this to me this morning in an email and I had to share… “My Feet Are Off The Ground” From Tyler Perry: writer and actor This morning I awoke and was so frustrated about all of the stuff that I’m dealing with in trying to get this studio open. I was about to open myContinue reading ““My Feet Are Off The Ground” from Tyler Perry”

October 2010 Front Page

As I sit and write my newsletter after a year as a called pastor at First English Evangelical Lutheran Church I have to reflect on the road that got us to this place. I have to say us, because of my family. It was not an easy road to come along. There were several timesContinue reading “October 2010 Front Page”

Disputation of Doctor Martin Luther on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences

Ok so you don’t go crazy trying to read the Latin, since there are probably not many that can read the Latin, here is an English Translation.  This is taken from http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/wittenberg/luther/web/ninetyfive.html Disputation of Doctor Martin Luther on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences by Dr. Martin Luther (1517) Out of love for the truthContinue reading “Disputation of Doctor Martin Luther on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences”

Disputatio pro Declaratione Virtutis Indulgentiarum.

Disputatio pro Declaratione Virtutis Indulgentiarum. aliter dictum “95 Theses” by Martin Luther Amore et studio elucidande veritatis hec subscripta disputabuntur Wittenberge, Presidente R. P. Martino Lutther, Artium et S. Theologie Magistro eiusdemque ibidem lectore Ordinario. Quare petit, ut qui non possunt verbis presentes nobiscum disceptare agant id literis absentes. In nomine domini nostri Hiesu Christi.Continue reading “Disputatio pro Declaratione Virtutis Indulgentiarum.”

Pictures from Dead Sea Scrolls presentation at the Accordance Users Conference #AccUsersConf

The presentation was very interesting. The top picture shows the age of the scrolls we have for Biblical texts and at this point most if not all of the translations of the Hebrew Scriptures we have are based upon the Masoretic texts and the Dead Sea Scrolls are dated 1000 before the Masoretic texts…  ThisContinue reading “Pictures from Dead Sea Scrolls presentation at the Accordance Users Conference #AccUsersConf”