Author Archives: Rev. Paul R. Harris

About Rev. Paul R. Harris

Ordained pastor of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod

Selective Fellowship

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Rev. Paul R. Harris

If you grew up in the 40s to the early 70s, Selective Service, though I don’t think it was always called that, was the big bugaboo. Males 18 and up had to register to serve in the armed forces. It … Continue reading →

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Visit to a Methodist Church – Is there Methodism in this Madness?

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Rev. Paul R. Harris

This sure didn’t seem like the mainline liberal, bang-the-social-gospel-gong church, I expected to find. I found the Gospel here, liturgy (low church but liturgy nonetheless), and no contemporary worship.

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Max (Lucado) & Rick (Warren) Eat Your Heart Out

Posted on July 8, 2019 by Rev. Paul R. Harris

Well, this is an embarrassment. I saved this post October 2018. I think it is my parody of the type of Bible “study” I see being done, but I honestly don’t know if it’s that or I am passing on one … Continue reading →

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Slaying the Dragon Slayer?

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Rev. Paul R. Harris

The title of the December 18, 2017 New York Times book review of Eric Metaxas’ biography of Martin Luther is “Slaying the Dragon of the Dark Ages”. The review of his book here may be more aptly styled as slaying … Continue reading →

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Wormtongue Works Both Ways

Posted on May 13, 2019 by Rev. Paul R. Harris

In The Two Towers the character Wormtongue makes the Lord of the Mark believe he is weaker than he is by discouraging words, by disparaging his strength, by highlighting his age. He’s a true spirit of despair. He’s a walking … Continue reading →

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Church for Dummies – Visit to A Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Church

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Rev. Paul R. Harris

Like those yellow books with big black letter titles on all things PC, not political correctness but personal computers, this Wisconsin Evangelical Synod church was church for dummies, or more PC (here politically correct) “church simplified”. It was definitely Christian, … Continue reading →

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Batter Up!

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Rev. Paul R. Harris

America’s one-time favorite pastime started up again last week. They’re talking about pending rule changes. Balls and strikes called by AI; hey, in a badly called game you wonder if there is any intelligence at all. They’re talking about having … Continue reading →

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Maybe Quantum Mechanics is On to Something

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Rev. Paul R. Harris

Stop right here. I’m no scientist. I don’t have a scientific mind or bent. I’ve never had one course in physics. You are free to go no further or to proceed to see if I make a fool of myself. … Continue reading →

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Visit to a Missionary Baptist Church – They Got the Spirit Part Down

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Rev. Paul R. Harris

I believe this is from Luther on Worship or it may be from In the Name of Jesus. Jesus says worship must be in Spirit and in Truth. The latter tells us that true worship must be according to the … Continue reading →

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Trivializing the Miraculous Mission

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Rev. Paul R. Harris

Below for you listening pleasure or discomfiture are the VBS songs the Missouri Synod’s publishing house is offering for it’s 2019 program: Miraculous Mission – Jesus Saves the World. CPH’s website devoted to this  says: “A Concordia Publishing House (CPH) we … Continue reading →

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