Indicates
articles originally published in the BellTower of
St. Michael,
High Point, North Carolina 2001-.
Indicates St.
Thomas Net Ministry Meditations
Indicates articles that were written by Pr. Richard Boger during his years as Pastor of Nazareth Lutheran Church, Rural Hall, North Carolina, 1990-1998. Previously published on the Nazareth Lutheran Church website.
In the Name of the Parent, the Child and the Holy Somethingorother: Baptism In Whose Name? - June '97
English Standard Version of the Bible: A Review
posted 13/Feb/03
Old Testament
Genesis 3:1-8
- Sin and the Evolution of Mankind
posted September 1999
Genesis
4:1-16 - My Brother's Keeper
posted June 2001
Genesis
14:14-24 - Melchizedek the Mysterious
King of Salem posted January 2000
Genesis
22:1-18- The Sacrifices of Isaac and
Jesus Compared posted December 2001
Joshua
5:13-14 - Is God on our side?
posted February 1999
1 Kings
19:1-18 - The Man of God and the Pity
Pot posted August 1999
Isaiah 6:1-10
- Called by God posted July 1999
New Testament
Matthew
11:2-6 - The Truth about Miracles
posted June 1999
Matthew 23:1-12
- Call Me Anything. . . Just Don't
Call Me Late for Supper posted October 1999
Mark 2:1-12
- We Take the Biggest Miracles for
Granted posted February 2000
Mark 3:31-35 - Jesus, the Church,
and Family posted March 2002
Mark 10:28-30
- What Does God Promise Us Now In This
Time posted April 1999
Luke 2:1-20
- The Christmas Story posted December
1999
Luke 13:1-5
- The Wrath of God posted May 1999
John 8:31-32
- The Truth Will Make You Free?
posted January 1999
John 11:35
- Is It Christian To Cry? posted
March 1999
John 20:19-29
- Doubting Thomas is Not Alone
posted May 2001
Acts 16:6-12
- Living in the Spirit posted November
1999
Romans
1:16-2:6 - St. Paul on Homosexuality
posted August 2000
1 Corinthians
11:23-26 What We Have Received from
the Lord posted April 2000
Advent and Christmas Reflections - December '97
Christmas
without Father posted 11/Dec/00
Every Christmas Carol Has Its Story posted
4/Dec/03
The Coldest Christmas Ever - A Christmas Story - December '96
ON THE EVE OF WINTER'S FROST A Christmas Poem - December '97 extra
Shepherd's
Watching - A Christmas Hymn - posted 21/Sep/02
The Quest for the Historical Christmas Tree: Pagan Symbol or Lutheran Invention? - December '95
The
Quest for the Historical Santa Claus: Pagan God, Satan, or Christian
Saint? posted 21/Dec/99
When was Jesus born? posted 07/Jan/03
A
Historical Look at the Historic Succession of Bishops posted
30/Nov/99
A
Pastoral Examination of Clergy Compensation posted 20/Aug/99
Are
Clergy Obsolete for the Church of the New Millennium? posted
13/Jun/99
Being a Small Church — Exploding the Myth -February '98
The Role of the Pastor posted 24/Nov/01
A Brief History of Eucharistic Frequency -- Part One -July '96
A Brief History of Eucharistic Frequency -- Part Two -September '96
A Brief History of the Eucharistic Frequency--Part Three -November '96
Communion Frequency in the Lutheran Tradition: A Brief Chronology - November '95
A Eucharistic Dream posted 29/Apr/03
Getting To Be With Jesus: Reflections on the
Eucharist posted 09/Oct/02
Called
to Common Mission, A New Hope for Lutheran and Episcopal Renewal?
posted 16/Apr/99
Called
to Common Mission Revisited: Planned Exceptions? Oh No! posted
16/Jun/01
The
ELCA — So Called? posted 21/Sep/99
ELCA WATCH No. 1 -- Music for Liturgy Competition?
posted 7/Mar/03
In League with the Devil a discussion of LutherWeb and the ELCA Advantage Program. - March '97
Missing the Mark -- Reflections on Bishop Menees' Resignation - June '96
Opposition to CCM Flawed posted
4/Mar/00
The Society of the Holy Trinity (Societas Trinitatis Sanctae) - October '97
The Truth about CCM Bulletin Insert posted
4/Mar/00
Pastor Happy: Waving in the Name of Jesus posted
09/Sep/02
Homosexuality: A Church Dividing Issue? posted
5/Sept/03
Homosexuality--Gift from God? Examining the Myth - April '96
The Regular Orthodox Lutheran Fellowship by Rolf Miller Posted 09/Sep/02
A Spiritual Check-up posted 17/May/02
A Spiritual Survival Kit posted 7/Mar/03
An
Encounter with Angels posted 23/Oct/99
Doing God's Will in 2002 posted 9/Jan/02
God Loves You Just the Way You Are? posted
11/Feb/04
God
Told Me So posted 10/Mar/99
Holy
Week Reflections 2002 posted 24/Mar/02
House and Other Blessings posted 29/Jun/02
How Deep Were His Wounds posted 15/Apr/02
Jesus and the Black Lincoln, (Reflections on WWJDrive)
posted 09/Dec/02
Luther the Motion Picture: The Story of a Man Who Valued
the Truth posted 17/Nov/03
Mel Gibson's Passion Must Be Seen Through the Eyes
of Faith posted 7/Mar/04
The Coldest Christmas Ever - A Christmas Story - December '96
The
Cosmic Altar (a short story) posted 25/Aug/00
The Yellow Easter Bonnet -- a Pastor Hanson
Story posted 8/Apr/04
The Good Friday Visitor: A Pastor Hanson Story - April '97
Pastor Hanson's Easter Gift - May '96
Pastor
Hanson's Family Night — a Pastor Hanson Story posted
26/Jul/99
Sermon Preparation (Or the Temptation of Pastor Hanson) - July '97
A Matter of Life and Death - February '96
In a Civilized World It Would Be Called Murder by Anonymous posted 29/Jun/02
School Prayer Revisited - May '97
Contemporary Worship: Moving from Christ Centered to
Self-centered Worship posted 10/Jun/03
Father Toivo Remembered - April and May '98
The Lutheran Book of Worship at Twenty-five posted
9/Oct/03
Nazareth Bid's Farewell to "Celebrate" - March '96
The New ELCA Liturgy--A First Look posted
20/May/04
On Veiling Cross and Statues in Lent posted
19/Feb/02
Order
for the Blessing of an Altar Bell or Bells posted 4/Dec/03
Sanctus
Bell: Medieval Relic or Devotional Aid for the New Millennium
posted 21/Aug/02
Sermon Preparation -- A poem of sorts - February '97
A
Traditional Mass for the Whole Church posted 17/May/00
Worship: A Time for Reverent Joy posted
16/Jul/03
Worship for the New Century? - August '96
2000
-- The Year of the Big Lie posted 6/Feb/00
Debate the War; Support Our Troops posted
16/Apr/03
Innocent Adultery? posted 12/Aug/03
The
Morality of an Air War Examined posted 12/May/99
Pray
for Peace in the Middle East posted 7/May/01
Where Was God Sept. 11, 2001 posted 15/Oct/01
Why
President Clinton Should Have Resigned posted 11/Jan/99
Y2K
or Ynot2K That is the Question posted 9/Feb/99
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