Pastor Paul Lauer's Thoughts and Comments

'Sat, Jun 27, 2009'

  • Michael Jackson - Is That It?
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    The truly sad thing about the death of Michael Jackson is not that he died "at a young age."  Reaching the age of 50 is pretty good not only historically, but even today.  Neither is it that he died so suddenly, without a chance for "good byes" or just one more song as he reflected upon his impending death.

    The truly sad thing, I think, about the death of Michael Jackson is that most people will be so concern with remembering him and where they were when they heard that he had died that they'll miss the very obvious point.  And here's the...

'Thu, Jun 25, 2009'

  • The Root of Many Wrong Ideas
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    “Errors do not occur just because we do not know some certain things, but because we undertake to judge even though we do not know everything requisite.  A large number of falsehoods - indeed almost all of them - owe their origins to such impetuosity.”
        Immanuel Kant:  “An Enquiry into the Distinctness of the Fundamental Principles of Natural Theology and Morals”

    Let's start with that word "impetuosity."  It means "...

'Wed, Jun 24, 2009'

  • Pastor Paul's Blog
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    Here's to finally getting a place to post miscellaneous thoughts, observations, items to share, etc. that may or may not be of interest to others in the congregation.

    I'm hoping to reflect on things I'm reading, things in the news, things going on in the community, District of Synod, the LCMS, and even Christianity worldwide. 

    Please feel free to comment!  But remember that my posts are not going to be as fine-tuned as a theological paper, a sermon, or an entry on the "FAQs" page of this site.  Also remember that everyone will be able to see your...