It is Holy Week, and perhaps it's not entirely appropriate to insert humor on the church sign. However, I had to post the schedule for ...

Wow. Hi-Def is a real eye-opener. TBN is a real window into "America's Religion": the worship of entertainment, money, and se...

16 March 2008 at Salem Lutheran Church , Gretna , LA Text: Matt 27:11-54 (John 12:12-19, Zech 9:9-12, Phil 2:5-11) In the name of + J...

I caught a sermon by Bishop T.D. Jakes on the tellie. I've heard raging reviews about Jakes as a pastor and as a preacher. He is suppo...

Vatican City - As part of the Vatican's ongoing ecumenical efforts, Pope Benedict XVI has adopted the Ablaze!(tm) program from the Lut...

I guess it was inevitable. Gretna, Louisiana has gone post-9/11. A few months ago, I gave the prayer before the City Council meeting. Curr...

2 March 2008 at Salem Lutheran Church, Gretna, LA Text: John 11:1-45 (Ezek 37:1-14, Rom 8:1-11) In the name of + Jesus. Amen. Dear brother...

This is a familiar tune for men who attended Concordia Theological Seminary while I was there (2000-2003) - as we chanted the Lord's Pra...

With all the geopolitical changes in the world over the past twenty years, I'm wondering what will eventually happen to the United Stat...

Note : this is a largely chaotic (and frankly, boring) video of teenagers trying to look cool, cursing, groping each other, demonstrating th...

...from a visitor's point of view.

9 March 2008 at Salem Lutheran Church, Gretna, LA Text: John 8:42-59 (Gen 22:1-14, Heb 9:11-15) In the name of + Jesus. Amen. When people ...

These have been on blogs all over the place, but I can't help but include them here as well. Brilliant! Seeker-Sensitive Mega Church Gu...

Here's the article from the (London) Times Online . It wouldn't surprise me, given Pope Benedict's past statements about his fe...

There are different practices for determining how a pastor serves a particular congregation. The traditional method, used historically by th...

2 March 2008 at Salem Lutheran Church , Gretna , LA Text: John 9:1-41 In the name of + Jesus. Amen. Nearly every time our Lo...

1-2-3. The excitement never ends at Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church (whose real name is Evangelical Salem Lutheran Congregation). It seem...