In 1947, Martin Franzmann wrote this piece celebrating the anniversary of the founding of my church body, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS). I share it today to commemorate it again, this is still the church where we should lay down no conditions. So We PreachMartin Hans Franzmann “The power of God unto salvation to everyone …
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No Half Measures
On this day in 1976, the day the church was singing how glad one can be when going to the house of the Lord, Martin Franzmann fell asleep in Christ. As this March 28th coincides not with Laetare Sunday but with Holy Thursday, I offer up a sermon Franzmann composed on a little line from …
why?
Today is a nice day, a bit chilly for some, but a nice day nonetheless. In all actuality today, although it is nice, is probably the worst day of someone's life. Maybe it isn't yours, and it certainly isn't mine, but somewhere around the world someone is suffering the worst heartbreak they will ever experience. …
happy birthday mr. presdient…
Dates and places seem to be important markers for things. My birthday, the day I was baptized, my first comminion, my confirmation, the day I graduated high school, college, seminary, or the day I got married, ordained, installed. All of those dates bear varying amounts of significance in my life. For the most part though, …
an occasional theologian 