When We Agree on Everything That Matters But…
We can agree on everything that matters, then a matter of preference derails us. What is wrong with us?
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Before You Vote: A Delegate’s Field Guide to Disagreeing Like Family
Convention week will test more than our resolutions. It’ll test whether we can disagree like family.
A practical field guide for delegates before the floor, on the floor, and after the gavel falls. Link in bio.
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50.1%: A Mirror, Not a Mandate
After three rounds of balloting, Rev. Dr. Matthew Harrison has been re-elected LCMS President with 50.1% of the vote. That number is not just a statistic. It is a diagnosis.
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Before They Are Opponents, They Are Family
One of our greatest challenges isn’t theological. It’s relational. And the path forward begins not with them changing first but with me.
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Anything Is Possible
I heard a podcast this morning about the idea of unity. You know working together with a common goal? Each using their individual talents, skills and abilities for a common good. There’s a story in the Bible that I’m sure most of us have at least heard of at one point or another. It goes…
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Unity vs Uniformity
Do you know the difference between these two ideas? Unity vs uniformity? In some cases uniformity is desirable. But in most cases unity is preferred. Unfortunately however we tend to get them mixed up when things don’t go exactly how we want them to go. Unity is having the same purpose or end goal. Unity…
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Mountains & Molehills
What a selfish, egotistical, pride filled bunch we’ve become! I mean seriously, here we are talking about national security and throwing millions of dollars at an inauguration event where no one is even allowed to attend. The media and many in our world and crying about a group of people entering into the capitol building….
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We Are Not One
It’s the truth isn’t it. We’ve become so divided that it’s hard to even see other people who think differently in a positive light. We pick one another apart and choose to focus on the things that separate us rather than the ones that unite us. So what do we do about it? How do…
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Together
Enough is enough already. When did we become a divided people? When did we fall for the trap of evil that has been set before us? When did we become so stupid that we follow the horrible lead of violence? What made us give in to the idea that hatred and destruction are the answer?…
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A House Divided
What are we supposed to do? Should we wear a mask or not? Should we have our extended family over for that party? What about getting together with friends? Will you shop at a store that mandates masks? These are just some of the questions I’ve heard the past several weeks. The answers to these…
