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The Feast of My Namesake

Posted in Christianity, Pastors, Saints, Theology, tagged , on 24 January 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Lord Jesus Christ, You have always given to Your Church on earth faithful shepherds such as Timothy to guide and feed Your flock. Make all pastors diligent to preach Your holy Word and administer Your means of grace, and grant Your people wisdom to follow in the way that leads to life eternal; for You [...]

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35 Years of Human Sacrifice

Posted in Abortion, Culture, Jesus, News, tagged , on 22 January 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The law that reads into the Constitution the legality of (certain) murders is seven years older than I am. I hope it dies before I do.  [Here's a link.]
Moloch is pleased, but that’s what happens when you play the whore with idolatrous women (for example).
Kyrie eleison. And He does, for those who have [...]

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Abortions Down; Births Up

Posted in Abortion, Culture, Extremism, Media, News, tagged on 22 January 2008 | 1 Comment »

According to a survey by the Guttmacher Institute, abortions are all the way down to 1.2 million! Yeah, great.
The Guttmacher Institute, which surveyed abortion providers nationwide, said there likely were several reasons for the decline, including more effective use of contraceptives, lower levels of unintended pregnancy, and greater difficulty obtaining abortions in some parts [...]

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I Like This Guy (Not in that way, you idiot)

Posted in Music, tagged on 19 January 2008 | 1 Comment »

Thanks, Mark.
(The embed didn’t work.  Here’s the link.)
Timotheos

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Why Can Humans Forgive?

Posted in Christianity, Scriptures, Theology, tagged , , on 19 January 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The following comment was posted anonymously on this post.
I have had this question for many years and no one (even priests) have given a good answer.
Christians confess to priests thinking that they are forgiven, how does that work? i mean, lets be honest, confessions to another human, and the human then tells us that we [...]

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Go to the Carnival!

Posted in Lutheranism, Lutherans, tagged on 15 January 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Some kind people contributed posts of mine to the Lutheran Carnival the last two times, so here are the links to those carnivals: LXVI and LXVII.
Have fun exploring.  Lots of good posts.
Timotheos

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Next?

Posted in Christianity, Church, Culture, Theology on 13 January 2008 | 1 Comment »

I’m not against bars. I’m not against shot glasses. I’m not against churches, or even churches trying new things. I am against churches giving away shot glasses in bars so that they can “impress people who don’t [go to church].”
There is a fundamental problem with using marketing like this, which is that [...]

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Mere Jesus Syndrome: Case in Point

Posted in Christianity, Jesus, News, Politics, Scriptures, Theology, tagged , , , , on 11 January 2008 | 2 Comments »

Joel Osteen.
[See the original MJS post here.]
The following is from Chris Wallace’s interview with Joel Osteen:
WALLACE: And what about Mitt Romney? And I’ve got to ask you the question, because it is a question whether it should be or not in this campaign, is a Mormon a true Christian?
OSTEEN: Well, in my mind they are. [...]

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