Humility Month
Or something like that
1/ My Strength (Psalm 18:2)
The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
2/ Fixed the links...
Apparently, it helps to have working links when you are raising support.
Here is the correct link to help support Deaf Mission Work. (All donations go to Jesus Deaf Lutheran Church, Austin, TX.)
3/ Deaf Education, a difficulty
Sticking to the topic, this article caught my attention over it World Magazine.
4/ Three Worlds of Evangelicalism
I shared this article, The Three Worlds of Evangelicalism, with my Elders this morning. Aaron Renn discusses the relationship between church and culture, how it has shifted, and how the Evangelical church responded. It’s interesting. I remember the shift from what he calls “neutral” to “negative” in my own ministry. I dated it 2012. He says 2014. I was pretty close.
5/ Pride Month
On the topic of Culture, and specifically to the question of how Christians can manage “Pride Month”, I found Al Mohler’s Briefing from Tuesday helpful. You can find that here.
Mohler mentions this article from World Opinion from Carl Truman: Welcome to Pride Month, Christians. I also found this to be a helpful start to thinking and praying. (And, looking around the World Opinion site, it looks like there is a lot of great stuff.)
6/ The World is the Devil's Hotel & Spa
HT to Dr Senkbeil who found this quotation from Johann Spangenberg (1484–1530, pastor in Nordhausen and Superintendent in Mansfeld).
The world is the devil’s realm, paradise, and hideaway. (German: Lusthaus, referring to a summer home or castle). As the devil is the avowed enemy of God and all Christians, he treats them in the worst and most harmful way possible. What then is in the world is also the enemy of God and all Christians. In the world there is wisdom, power, outward holiness and hypocrisy, false teaching, seduction, heresy, error, factions and sects, which all rage against Christ. Christ gives the world the label “open grave and a house of lies.” He hangs that sign over its door, John 8:44. As long as we are in the world, we must remind ourselves that we are in an inn in which the proprietor is a scoundrel, a murderer, and a liar. For in this hotel of the devil, there is nothing else but murder and lying. That is the way he conducts his business, the way he runs his establishment. Whoever is his employee must help him to do this. Whoever is his guest must expect this sort of thing. Therefore Cyprian said, “We stand here daily under the devil’s weapons, which chop and swing at us, as in a forest where you see the lash of the ax. He is always trying to chop the Christians to the ground.” The dangers are large and varied. The way is slippery. The enemies are tricky and powerful. We are weak and carry our treasure in earthen vessels, 2 Cor 4:7. We stand in the midst of great dantger and terror on all sides.
7/ Guest Appearances
We talked about all sorts of Lutheran-y kind of stuff on the Undying Light Podcast.
The Faith Unaltered guys had me on their YouTube channel to discuss the Lord's Supper.
8/ Martyr's Faith Study Guide
If you missed it, find it here.
I hope to see you in Pagosa Springs or Chicago in the next few weeks.
Remember to go to your pastor's Bible Class this week and, read old theology books. (If you don't have a pastor or congregation, click here. If you don't have old theology books, click here.)
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Thank you, again, for your time and attention, and for your prayers. Please keep in touch.
Lord's Blessings, Pastor Wolfmueller
2 Corinthians 1:3-4
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