Recent Reading
- Christless Christianity Dr. Michael Horton
Handbook of Consolations
Johann Gerhard
Law & Gospel: How to Read and Apply the Bible
C.F.W. Walther
Narrow Lutheran Middle
Daniel Deutschlander- The Brothers Karamazov Fyodor Dostoevsky
Issues, etc.
Snippets from the Study- "God in His purpose has ordained before the time of the world by what crosses and sufferings he would..." September 8, 2012
- "The Formula of Concord encourages us to stick to the pattern of sound doctrine and refrain from..." August 7, 2012
- "Indeed, whoever loves something because of the thing itself and not because of his love for God,..." March 31, 2012
- "Indeed there is yet another essential property of true faith: you must gaze with the eye of the..." March 25, 2012
- "Now, there is no doubt that these men wish to convert people, but they want to do so using these..." March 11, 2012
Monthly Archives: December 2008
New Book from NPH
Thanks to Pastor Jeremiah Gumm for tipping me off to the fact that Professor Daniel Deutschlander's book on the Theology of the Cross is now available from Northwestern Publishing House. I knew that the book was scheduled to be released … Continue reading
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Christmas
If you haven’t seen them already, I’ve posted our Christmas pictures. http://gallery.me.com/caauwejw#100363&bgcolor=black&view=grid You can also see the pictures on Flickr or Picasa.
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Singing the Gospel
I came across this very interesting post on the value of singing hymns. "If I Were the Devil" by Klemet Preus I thought the post itself was interesting, but I was particularly interested in his quotes by Christopher Boyd … Continue reading
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Shepherds and Angels
This is an old video, but I thought I would share it again. This is when Hannah was three, and preparing for her first children's Christmas service. If the video is not embedded, click here to watch it on … Continue reading
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Bruce Nehring Consort
Last Friday night Sara and I went to a Christmas concert here in El Paso called the "Navidad de Las Luminarias." It's an annual event put on by the Bruce Nehring Consort, "El Paso's Professional Singers and Chamber Players." It's … Continue reading
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A Tale of Two Books © 1956 CPH
I just finished a book called Spiritual Power for Your congregation: A guide to lay activity in the church. It was published in 1956. I have had it on my shelf since 1999, but had never read it so I … Continue reading
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