Wow, as a single guy you actually chose the church with fewer single ladies?! I bet at the Good Friday service your church had to ask you to wear a veil on your face from the 'glow' so that they could black out the sanctuary at the end of the service Lol.
As for as far as the Great Commission...
Hypothetical question (kind of),
Of the four LCMS congregations in our local area the closest one is almost 20 minutes away but my favorite one is almost 30 minutes away.
The pastor at the parish farther away by far gives the best sermons. They are very detailed and often includes parts of the...
I watched some volleyball and track and field last night. My wife's familyis in town, whom primarily speak Spanish, making watching sports a great medium most will join in on.
Take no offense Andrew but that’s how I evaluate all theologians. A person can make what sounds like strong arguments but it’s not until they are tested that we know how well their arguments hold up.
By the way I’ve listened to many of Bercot’s videos on YouTube and have no disrespect for him...
My take on the theme of this thread is that it’s based on the works of David Bercot and it would be fair to do at least a cursory critique of his work.
Link provided below
https://www.tektonics.org/af/bercot01.php
Apollo burger. The owner is Greek so they not only have burgers and deep fried fish, they also have gyros and Souvlaki. What counts is the quality of food they have.
That’s what I do in those situations but I wait until dark, when they are settled in, spray and make a ‘bee line’ (sorry couldn’t help myself) and sprint to safety.
The narrative of the book of Job is sooooo relatable both in it’s physical & spiritual aspects that whether is literal or figurative is not consequential to me. Good question though.
Poor guy had a bit of a tough first service. Kinda a baptism by fire if you will.
First the mic he had clipped to his collar ( or whatever ) came unclipped right from the get go.
He tried and tried and was having a hard time getting it reclipped. Of course the location was just under his chin...
502-Holy Spirit, the dove sent from heaven
499-Come Holy Ghost, Creator blest
602-The gifts Christ freely gives
913-O Holy Spirit enter in
645-Built on the Rock
I counted 10 clergy all together.
1 of course being the pastor-elect.
1 Rev Dr John Bombaro preaching ( His bio information contained in the snippet of the write up I’ve included below).
1 District President Roger Schlechte.
The remaining 7 I believe were pastors from the local circuit. I’ve...
I’m really happy for them. It’s been about four years since having a full time pastor. Lucky someone in the congregation had a retired uncle from the military that was affiliated with LCMS and he originally agreed to a two year interment while they searched for a new pastor that turned into four...
My approach is if you don’t like me because of your worldly or sinful nature that’s on you but if you don’t like me because of my worldly or sinful nature that’s on me.
I’m half Mexican/Hispanic consisting of 21% Native American and half Caucasian (born and raised in the U.S.) and my wife is half African and half Caucasian from Colombia so she’s culturally Latino.