Cyberbrethren: A Lutheran Blogtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-2645022008-08-19T15:40:31-05:00by Pastor Paul T. McCainTypePad201428http://www.feedburner.comThis is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-544182362008-08-19T15:40:31-05:002008-08-19T15:40:50-05:00cyberbrethrenhttp://cyberbrethren.typepad.com/cyberbrethren/2008/08/my-entry.htmlBatmantag:typepad.com,2003:post-543389862008-08-18T05:26:41-05:002008-08-18T19:46:02-05:00I'm with my good friend, Pastor Weedon, on the latest Batman movie: it was trying much too hard to be profound, and finally, was not. It packed too many plot lines into the (too long) movie and I found it really nothing but disturbing and depressing. I'm thinking that men...cyberbrethrenhttp://cyberbrethren.typepad.com/cyberbrethren/2008/08/batman.htmlSanctification and Youtag:typepad.com,2003:post-542892042008-08-17T19:00:00-05:002008-08-19T15:59:59-05:00The old evil foe of an aversion to sanctification continues to rear its ugly head in Lutheran circles, sad to say. Most recently I was in conversation with some folks who flatly asserted that Christians have no need of the Law since they are now guided by Love through the...cyberbrethrenhttp://cyberbrethren.typepad.com/cyberbrethren/2008/08/christ-lived-and-lives-for-us-we-live-in-him-and-for-him.htmltag:typepad.com,2003:post-542911382008-08-16T17:36:20-05:002008-08-19T16:00:39-05:00Concordia Publishing House is now offering a special lower price on the Concordia edition of the Book of Concord: $22 a copy. If you purchase more than $70 worth, you receive free shipping/handling. So, it is time for congregations to stock up again. I highly recommend that you "batch" an...cyberbrethrenhttp://cyberbrethren.typepad.com/cyberbrethren/2008/08/special-price-on-concordia-the-lutheran-confessions.html"A Struggle with the Devil" — The Ongoing Relevance and Need for the Augsburg Confessiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-541195742008-08-16T06:19:00-05:002008-08-16T09:11:57-05:00This is a sermon by the Rev. Dr. Gottfried Martens. Dr. Martens is the pastor of St. Mary's Lutheran Church in Berlin-Zehlendorf, a member congregation of the Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany. You can read more about Pastor Martens' ministry in Berlin, in an article that appears in the...cyberbrethrenhttp://cyberbrethren.typepad.com/cyberbrethren/2008/08/a-struggle-with-the-devil-the-ongoing-relevance-and-need-for-the-augsburg-confession.htmlTreasury of Daily Prayer -- The Push Cart Edition!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-542598902008-08-15T18:14:36-05:002008-08-15T18:14:56-05:00Yesterday we sent Treasury of Daily Prayer off to the printer and the final pages were printed out. The easiest way to carry them around for final approval was to put them all on a push cart! Rev. Scot Kinnaman snapped a pic with his iPhone of the "Cart Edition"...cyberbrethrenhttp://cyberbrethren.typepad.com/cyberbrethren/2008/08/treasury-of-daily-prayer----the-push-cart-edition.htmlDon't Miss These New CPH Resourcestag:typepad.com,2003:post-542322122008-08-15T10:11:23-05:002008-08-16T15:43:28-05:00Please take note of two fantastic new resources from CPH (Yes, I know I say everything is fantastic that I mention, but they are!). And if you find these things of interest would you pass all this along the Internet, the old, “world-wide-everybody.” Away in a Manger: Resources for Advent-Christmas...cyberbrethrenhttp://cyberbrethren.typepad.com/cyberbrethren/2008/08/dont-miss-these-new-cph-resources.htmlDay of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Our Lord, Mother of Godtag:typepad.com,2003:post-542139442008-08-15T06:00:00-05:002008-08-15T00:23:18-05:00Mary can’t be sufficiently praised as a creature, but that the Creator himself comes to us and becomes our ransom—this is the reason for our rejoicing. Martin Luther Table Talk No. 494 Painting: Jungfrun i bön (1640-1650) by Sassoferrato; National Gallery, London.cyberbrethrenhttp://cyberbrethren.typepad.com/cyberbrethren/2008/08/day-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary-mother-of-our-lord-mother-of-god.htmlConcordia Electronic Theological Library Has Been Updatedtag:typepad.com,2003:post-541994522008-08-14T16:59:29-05:002008-08-14T21:13:36-05:00I have good news for all existing owners of the most comprehensive collection of Lutheran theological resources in digital format: the Concordia Electronic Theological Library. All the files have been updated to be fully compatible with the latest version of the Libronix edition software that runs it. So, it can...cyberbrethrenhttp://cyberbrethren.typepad.com/cyberbrethren/2008/08/concordia-electronic-theological-library-has-been-updated.htmlGet to Know Your Church's Confessions: For the Sake of the Treasuretag:typepad.com,2003:post-541194942008-08-14T06:34:00-05:002008-08-14T07:24:35-05:00Take these words to heart. Share them with your Lutheran friends and family members. Challenge your congregation to take a real and genuine interest in studying the Lutheran Confessions. Pastors, share this comment with your congregation. Lutheran laymen, hand this quote to your pastor and ask him to lead your...cyberbrethrenhttp://cyberbrethren.typepad.com/cyberbrethren/2008/08/get-to-know-your-chuchs-confessions.htmlThe Book of Concord and Why You Should Read Ittag:typepad.com,2003:post-541189122008-08-13T06:32:00-05:002008-08-13T21:39:39-05:00An excellent explanation by a Lutheran pastor to his congregation on why the Book of Concord is important, and why they need to read it. You might want to consider using this in your congregation's newsletter, or on your own blog site. Thanks, Pastor Krenz. Pastor Jonathon Krenz serves a...cyberbrethrenhttp://cyberbrethren.typepad.com/cyberbrethren/2008/08/the-book-of-concord-and-why-you-should-read-it.html