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These are some off-the-cuff thoughts I had about the Cincinnati Reds' 2013 season. They came after the Reds lost the one game Wild Card ...

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[This was shared during worship with the people (and guests) of Saint Matthew Lutheran Church in Logan, Ohio, this morning.] Luke 16:19-3...

[This is the sermon prepared for delivery during Sunday worship with the people and guests of Saint Matthew Lutheran Church in Logan, Ohio, ...

[This was shared during the funeral for Martha, a member of our parish, recently.] Zephaniah 3:17 Psalm 46 Romans 8:31-39 John 11:21-26...

[This is the sermon as prepared for both worship services with the people of Saint Matthew Lutheran Church in Logan, Ohio , on Sunday, Septe...

"To give a short definition of a Christian: A Christian is not somebody who has no sin, but somebody against whom God no longer chalks ...

This from the sermon preparation cutting room floor: In Matthew 16:25, Jesus says, “...whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but ...

"To trust in our own strength, our own goodness, our own wisdom, is a perilous thing. Let us search the Scriptures with humility, prayi...

This old tune by Chicago has been in my brain all day long. Only super-talented musicians could perform this tune with its widely varying ...

[During yesterday's meeting with the Women of Saint Matthew, I did a presentation meant to help those who want to share their faith...

Robert Stein's reasoning for saying farewell to football fandom . Interesting and thought-provoking. What do you think?

[This was shared during both worship services with the people and guests of Saint Matthew Lutheran Church in Logan, Ohio, on September 1.] ...

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...not what we want God to say. "We are not the masters, judges, or arbiters, but witnesses, disciples, and confessors of the Scriptu...

You've probably heard what was called "the parable of the stone" the first time I heard it in a Philosophy class at Ohio State...

[This was shared during worship with the people and friends of Saint Matthew Lutheran Church in Logan, Ohio , this morning.] Luke 12:49-53...

For six years, we lived a quarter of a mile from a stretch of US 24 listed as one of America's ten deadliest highways . We drove on it e...

[This was shared during both worship services with the people of Saint Matthew Lutheran Church in Logan, Ohio , and their guests, this morni...