Lutheran Logomaniac

Forgiveness without Calculation

toddpeperkorn@mac.com (Rev. Todd A. Peperkorn) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:01:31 +0000

Todd A. Peperkorn, STM Messiah Lutheran Church Kenosha, Wisconsin Trinity 22 (November 8, 2009) Matthew 18: 21-35 For an audio mp3 of this sermon, Trinity22-2009 TITLE: “Forgiveness without Calculation” Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Our text is the Gospel lesson just read, the parable of the unmerciful servant. Forgiveness without calculation, [...]

Blessed (All Saints 2009)

toddpeperkorn@mac.com (Rev. Todd A. Peperkorn) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:41:53 +0000

Todd A. Peperkorn, STM Messiah Lutheran Church Kenosha, Wisconsin All Saints’ Day 2009 Matthew 5:1-12 For an audio mp3 of this file, click here: AllSaints-2009 TITLE: “Blessed” Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Our text for All Saints Day is from St. Matthew the fifth chapter. We focus on the [...]

Why do we make the sign of the cross?

toddpeperkorn@mac.com (Rev. Todd A. Peperkorn) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:16:13 +0000

From time to time I am asked the question, “why do we make the sign of the cross? Isn’t that Catholic?” It’s a good and reasonable question, and I’m always happy to answer it. Here’s how I answer it. Making the sign of the cross is catholic, but not simply in the Roman [...]

Abide in the Word of God (Reformation 2009)

toddpeperkorn@mac.com (Rev. Todd A. Peperkorn) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:00:38 +0000

Todd A. Peperkorn, STM Messiah Lutheran Church Kenosha, Wisconsin Reformation (October 25, 2009) John 8:31-36 For an audio mp3 of this sermon, Click on this: Reformation-2009 TITLE: “Abide in His Word” Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Our text for the Festival of the Reformation is from John 8:31-36, with focus on [...]

My Light and My Salvation: A Review

toddpeperkorn@mac.com (Rev. Todd A. Peperkorn) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:42:42 +0000

My Light and My Salvation by Kurt E. Reinhardt My rating: 4 of 5 stars This little volume by Pastor Kurt E. Reinhardt is a real treasure. Like nearly every volume of poetry I’ve ever read, the quality varies from page to page, but in this one, the quality is consistently quite good. The book itself [...]

Making it All Work: A quick review

toddpeperkorn@mac.com (Rev. Todd A. Peperkorn) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:17:23 +0000

Making It All Work: Winning at the Game of Work and Business of Life by David Allen My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book, along with Getting Things Done The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, is one of the most influential books for me in terms of reducing stress, increasing productivity, and generally having a [...]

The Kingdom of the Lamb (St. Luke, 2009)

toddpeperkorn@mac.com (Rev. Todd A. Peperkorn) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:40:57 +0000

Todd A. Peperkorn, STM University Lutheran Chapel Minneapolis, Minnesota The Feast of St. Luke, Evangelist (October 18, 2009) Luke 10:1-9 For an audio MP3 of this sermon, please click StLuke2009 TITLE: “The Kingdom of the Lamb” Grace to you and peace from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Our text for this morning is from the Gospel lesson [...]

Trinity 18 – The Son of David

toddpeperkorn@mac.com (Rev. Todd A. Peperkorn) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:27:17 +0000

This week’s mindmapping sermon experiment didn’t go as well. The best thing about the sermon is that it was short. But you can’t have everything! I think the problem was that I didn’t map out enough detail, didn’t use enough visual cues for preaching, and didn’t have as clear a trajectory toward the [...]

Trinity 17 – The Humble God

toddpeperkorn@mac.com (Rev. Todd A. Peperkorn) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:24:18 +0000

This is my third foray into “writing” sermons using mindmapping. I am enjoying the process and it is helping to keep me on my toes right now. At some point here I think I will add a final step of actually writing it out. We’ll see. Trinity 17 – The Humble God

A New Bible for Christ’s Church: The Lutheran Study Bible

toddpeperkorn@mac.com (Rev. Todd A. Peperkorn) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:20:04 +0000

[From the October 2009 Messiah's Messenger] It should come as no surprise to anyone that I love books. Step into my office and you might as well be stepping into a library. But there is no doubt that some books are more important than others. The chief of these is God’s Word, the [...]