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  Three things are too wonderful for me;     four I do not understand: the way of an eagle in the sky,     the way of a serpent on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas,     and the way of a man with a virgin. -Proverbs 30:18-20 I'd like to add another to the list, namely being the way of people with political beliefs, which is often a surrogate for romantic love, religion, or decent hobbies. 90% of the people passionately espousing one political ideology today will have a different one...

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  16 “Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’ 17 You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that has made the gold sacred? 18 And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by the gift that is on the altar, he is bound by his oath.’ 19 You blind men! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred? 20 So who...

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  23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. 24 You blind guides, straining out a gnat and swallowing a camel! 25 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 You blind Pharisee! First clean...

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  https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles... 29 At the end of twelve months he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon, 30 and the king answered and said, “Is not this great Babylon, which I have built by my mighty power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?” 31 While the words were still in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, “O King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: The kingdom has departed from you, 32 and you shall be driv...

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  The latest in the Church Fathers series is now up! Sometimes a heretic asks a simple question that requires a complex answer. Other times they ask a complex question with a single answer. Let's listen to Irenaeus tackle both kinds of questions here. https://soundcloud.com/verylutheran/reading-the-church...

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  An artist's illustration of the New Earth after the Resurrection. Note the dazzling lights, the attention to detail on the reflections in the water running through the New Eden - that is, Heavenly Jerusalem come to earth. It's gonna be a lot like that and I am excited to catch this view irl while getting new tattoos (outdoors because there won't be any more risk of infection) and chatting with my fellow immortals. And to the theology goofuses who'd say there&amp...

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  34 But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. 35 And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. 36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” 37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 40 On these two commandments depend all the Law a...

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  NEW SPIRITUAL WARFARE POST NOW UP - and it's the last in this miniseries. We've identified the devil and his angels, talked about the first steps in mounting a defense, discussed how to detect their activity, and went over how one gets rid of evil spirits. We also brought up the Lutheran Reformers' perspective on it. Now let's go over putting on the whole armor of God. Audio: https://soundcloud.com/verylutheran/lutheran-warfare-7... Video: https://youtu.be/KBepXq...

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  41 Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question, 42 saying, “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “The son of David.” 43 He said to them, “How is it then that David, in the Spirit, calls him Lord, saying, 44 “‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet”’? 45 If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son?” 46 And no one was able to answer him a word, nor from that day did anyone...

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  The latest in the Church Fathers series is now up! The marcionite says "lol u no sacrifice therefore u no worship same God." Irenaeus replies "oh, but we DO make sacrifices. Let's talk about how that was prophesied." https://soundcloud.com/verylutheran/reading-the-church...

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  1 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, 2 “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat, 3 so do and observe whatever they tell you, but not the works they do. For they preach, but do not practice. -Matthew 23:1-3 When Jesus says that the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat, He was almost certainly being sarcastic. After all, He just spent the previous parables, those of the tenants and the wedding feast, portraying them as murderous traitors who had abdicated any au...

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  SUNDAY RESOURCES NOW UP! For this week's homily, let's talk about the final public proclamations of David - and some bozo kings that sucked. Audio: https://soundcloud.com/verylutheran/the-swan-songs-of-... Video: https://youtu.be/aj3OzaLRb8g And for the LEVITICUS BIBLE STUDY, let's talk about uncomfortable incest stuff, and more importantly about the Law itself. Audio: https://soundcloud.com/verylutheran/leviticus-pt-20-th... Video: https://youtu.be/jlU9EF7F6tc PDF man...

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  Connor Murphy, a successful fitness influencer, has passed away after having a drug-fueled psychotic episode. https://www.tmz.com/2026/07/08/connor-murphy-dead-afte... Happiness can kill you if you don't have discipline or wisdom. Joy is a worthless thing if you do not have the Scriptures tempering its excesses and giving you a true appreciation for God's blessings. This man had everything that worldly people want: great health, lots of money, a handsome appearance, fame and adulation,...

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  The latest in the Evaluating Gnosticism series is now up! Occasionally you'll hear someone say that gnosticism is just Christianity plus Platonism, a kind of syncretistic mix between the two. While on the whole that's not the case, when it comes to valentinian gnosticism it's absolutely true. But valentinianism is also a big ugly mess, so let's laugh at the guy we're reading from: https://soundcloud.com/verylutheran/evaluating-gnostic...

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  Andrew Wilson whenever anyone says anything at all:

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  Andrew Wilson when nobody's saying anything:

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  Andrew Wilson at Church (he appreciates the incense)

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  1 Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, 2 “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat.” 3 He answered them, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? 4 For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’ 5 But you say, ‘If anyone tells his father or his mother, “What you would have gained from me is given to God,”...

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  LEVITICUS BIBLE STUDY STREAM TONIGHT! Have you ever wondered why there are those weird dietary laws in the Old Testament? Why couldn't Israelites eat pork or shellfish, what was the point? Let's dive into the theology of it tonight! Catch the stream here at 9pm EST: https://t.me/VeryLutheran

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  The latest in the Church Fathers series is now up! Have you ever noticed how the ecumenical councils and the Church Fathers tend to freak out over anything that could threaten the Incarnation? Ever wonder why these guys took the Virgin Birth so seriously? Well it seems Irenaeus is the first to explain it, and he gives us some pretty solid reasons to hold it as a chief doctrine. https://soundcloud.com/verylutheran/reading-the-church...

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  Pictured: us, getting along with each other for a day (for some homies it's really hard)

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  28 And Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” 29 He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me.” 31 Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” 32 And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. 33 And those in the boat worshiped him, saying...

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  If being extreme-right means accepting abortion, I don't want to be extreme-right. Sorry fam, killing kids is a dealbreaker for me🤷‍♂️

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  SUNDAY RESOURCES NOW UP! For this week's homily, let's do some decoding for some of the obtuse language in 1 John 4: Audio: https://soundcloud.com/verylutheran/full-assurance-7ju... Video: https://youtu.be/vf7Y-Fy6yKE And for the LEVITICUS BIBLE STUDY, let's talk about the death of Nadab and Abihu, and the oddly comforting message that comes after that; Audio: https://soundcloud.com/verylutheran/leviticus-pt-12-st... Video: https://youtu.be/pje47tdOZqk PDF manuscripts...

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  Dude martial arts used to be so much cooler https://youtu.be/tDKR6XlOPqo We need to go BACK

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  34 And when they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret. 35 And when the men of that place recognized him, they sent around to all that region and brought to him all who were sick 36 and implored him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched it were made well. -Matthew 14:34-36 From pagan poets like Homer to modern writers like Mark Twain, every society has had something like that old saying: "the clothes make the man." This is to...

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  All three of these goofballs are psychotically wrong. -Person one: "babies might suffer so we should be able to murder them." -Person two: "if you kill babies then my god will torture them for all eternity. He loves torturing babies forever, that glorifies him, but don't do it or else this bad thing that's good will happen. Abortion is bad but damning babies is good but also it's something you don't want happening." -Person th...

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  So the new Special Olympics was a flop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9NupUtBAnc Despite all the chemicals they were injecting, only one (1) male-to-male transgender athlete broke a world record. This tells us that: A. Previous world records were achieved by doping, or: B. Doping doesn't actually do all that much for athletes. Either way, remaining "unenhanced" (that is, being what God made you) remains undefeated as the best way to live.