Sermon for the day of national thanksgiving
Rev. Charles Lehmann + Day of National Thanksgiving + Luke 17:11-19 In the Name of + Jesus. Amen. When we think of Thanksgiving, our thoughts often go to Plymouth colony in the fall of 1621. It was then that the pilgrims shared a harvest feast with the Wampanoag Indians. As children we all made turkeys from paper plates and heard the story of Europeans and Native Americans coming together to give thanks for the bounties of the harvest that year. But though it is certain that the feast celebrated by the pilgrims in 1621 was one of the first times Europeans held a celebration on this continent so they could give thanks to God for all of His bounty, our m

Sermon for the Last Sunday of the Church Year
Rev. Charles Lehmann + Last Sunday of the Church Year + Matthew 25:1-13 In the Name of + Jesus. Amen. The bridegroom has been delayed. For nearly two thousand years, the Church has waited for Him. Every moment we should be quaking in eager expectation of His arrival, but two thousand years is a long time. When Jesus ascended into heaven, most of our ancestors were primitive pagan idolaters in Germany and England. Hundreds of kingdoms have risen and fallen in the years since then. The earth is filled with the billions who have been born, lived, and died since those days. In Sudan, Christians are slaughtered for their faith. In Turkey, there were mil

The 14th Victim
As I read this story this morning, I learned a detail about the terrorist attack on Fort Hood that I hadn't know before.  One of the "thirteen" victims was pregnant.This means that Hasan actually murdered 14 people.Speaking theologically, I don't think there's any doubt at all that this was a satanic attack.  Hasan "consecrated" the murders to his false god by shouting "Allahu akbar" before beginning his shooting spree.  All death is tragic, and it should not happen.  But it is particularly devastating when a baby is murdered before they are even born.Let's be perfectly c

Medication CAN treat demonic oppression
I regularly read both the Internet Monk and Boar's Head Tavern.  Though I find much more that I disagree with than I agree with, I generally do find the blogs to be interesting and worth my time.  Yesterday, however, Michael Spencer posted this and this and this and this and this 

Mac v. PC, part deux
In the several places I asked yesterday's question I got lots of very helpful replies and a few not so helpful ones.  I generally would classify them in the following categories:1.  Those who want to storm all Apple stores with scimitars while shouting, "Microsoft Akbar!"2.  Those who want to storm all PC vendors with scimitars while shouting, "Apple Akbar!"(Those two sorts of responses, while entertaining, were the not so helpful ones...)3.  Those with extensive background in software engineering and IT work (or just impressive amounts of ubergeekiness) who've been using Linux since before it was cool and can't understand