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Pastor Bob Smith
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Recently retired theological librarian; Author, Editor, part time LCMS Lutheran Pastor
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Stir up Your Power, O Lord, and Come! open.substack.com/pub/revrober... #Advent #Isaiah64 #ComeLordJesus #Incarnation #LiturgicalHope #LCMS #Lutheran
Stir up Your Power, O Lord, and Come!
Great forest fires, earthquakes, hurricanes and floods are all over our news.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Kings of Israel: David Anointed open.substack.com/pub/revrober... #1Samuel16 #DavidAnointed #BethlehemKing #ChristTheKing #AppearancesVsHeart #JamesPeterson #LCMS #Lutheran
Kings of Israel: David Anointed
Advent Midweek I:
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December 3, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Rapture and Tribulation and Millennium — Oh My! open.substack.com/pub/revrober... #LastThingsSeries #Eschatology #SecondAdvent #AlwaysBeReady #ComeLordJesus #LCMS #Lutheran
Rapture and Tribulation and Millennium — Oh My!
Twentieth in a series of posts on Last Things
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December 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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The End of Days and the End of Your Days open.substack.com/pub/revrober... #LastThingsSeries #Eschatology #SecondAdvent #GreatDisappointment #DateSettingTemptation #AlwaysBeReady #ComeLordJesus
The End of Days and the End of Your Days
Nineteenth in a series of posts on Last Things
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December 1, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Andrew may be remembered as Peter’s brother, but his true legacy is pointing others to Christ. open.substack.com/pub/revrober...
St. Andrew's Day
The Brother of St. Peter
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November 30, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Joy to the World! The Lord is Come! open.substack.com/pub/revrober... #JoyToTheWorld #IsaacWatts #AdventHymn #FirstAndSecondAdvent #Psalm98 #ChurchMusic #LCMS #Lutheran
Joy to the World! The Lord is Come!
Isaac Watts’ ‘Joy to the World’ is a Christmas hymn—it proclaims Christ’s Advents, past and future.
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November 29, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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Thank Who? open.substack.com/pub/revrober... #WhomShallWeThank #TrueThanksgiving #ChristOurMercy #GraceNotKarma #TheologicalReflections #LCMS #Lutheran
Thank Who?
True thanksgiving is not self‑congratulation but confession: every blessing comes from God’s mercy in Christ.
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November 28, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Thanks for Nothing open.substack.com/pub/revrober... #GivingThanks #Gratitude #MercyEnduresForever #ChristOurThanksgiving #TheologicalReflections #LCMS #Lutheran
Thanks for Nothing
Gratitude is not natural to sinners; it is a gift of faith, learned in Scripture and fulfilled in Christ.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Thanksgiving in the United States open.substack.com/pub/revrober... #Thanksgiving #Puritans #Wampanoag #Washington #Lincoln #Roosevelt #GreatDayOfThanksgiving #ChristianGratitude #LCMS #Lutheran
Thanksgiving in the United States
Thanksgiving began as a feast of gratitude to God, not just a family tradition. Its true purpose is fulfilled in Christ, who will one day bring the Great Day of Thanksgiving.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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At Just the Right Time open.substack.com/pub/revrober... #ChronosAndKairos #FullnessOfTime #PraeparatioEvangelii #Incarnation #SecondAdvent #TheologicalReflections #LCMS #Lutheran
At Just the Right Time
Chronos ticks away in seconds and years, but kairos breaks in as God’s right time.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Stir up Sunday is more than a quaint reminder to mix Christmas pudding—it is the Church’s cry for Christ to come. whatdoesthismean.blog/stir-up-sund...
Stir up Sunday – What Does This Mean?
In the Anglican Church’s Book of Common Prayer, the collects for the last Sunday of the Church Year and three of the four sundays of Advent begin with the words “Stir up…” In England, where the mix fo...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Writing Through Tears: Christian Obituary (pt. 3) open.substack.com/pub/revrober... #ChristianObituary #BaptismalIdentity #ResurrectionHope #FuneralTheology #LastThingsSeries #LCMS #Lutheran
Writing Through Tears: Christian Obituary (pt. 3)
Eighteenth in a series of posts on Last Things
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November 23, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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Five Good Criteria for Christian Coupling open.substack.com/pub/revrober... #FaithfulMarriage #MateSelection #BiblicalWisdom #HeadshipAndSubmission #FamilyPlanning #ParentalApproval #JasonKaspar
Five Good Criteria for Christian Coupling
Faithful marriage begins with faithful preparation. These seven standards—rooted in Scripture and wisdom—equip young people to choose well and build sturdy homes.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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It Has Pleased Almighty God: Christian Obituary, (pt. 2) open.substack.com/pub/revrober... #ConfessingChristInDeath #ChristianObituary #ResurrectionHope #BaptismalIdentity #LastThingsSeries #LCMS #Lutheran
It Has Pleased Almighty God: Christian Obituary, (pt. 2)
Sixteenth in a series of posts on last things
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November 21, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Christians Don’t “Pass Away:” Christian Obituary (pt. 1) open.substack.com/pub/revrober... #NotPassedAway #RestInChrist #ResurrectionHope #RemembranceOfBaptism #LastThingsSeries #LCMS #Lutheran
Christians Don’t “Pass Away:” Christian Obituary (pt. 1)
Sixteenth in a series of posts on Last Things
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November 20, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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The Ofrenda Zone open.substack.com/pub/revrober... #Ofrenda #DiaDeLosMuertos #AncestorWorship #CommunionOfSaints #ResurrectionHope #LastThingsSeries #LCMS #Lutheran
The Ofrenda Zone
Fourteenth in a series of posts on last things
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November 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Pennies From Heaven? open.substack.com/pub/revrober... #FalseComforts #TrueHope #Resurrection #MarriageFeastOfTheLamb #LastThingsSeries #LCMS #Lutheran
Pennies From Heaven?
Fourteenth in a series of posts on Last Things
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November 18, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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Stay Awake! Don’t Close Your Eyes! open.substack.com/pub/revrober... #StayAwake #BeautyOfCreation #PassingWorld #SecondAdvent #ComeLordJesus #LastThingsSeries #LCMS #Lutheran
Stay Awake! Don’t Close Your Eyes!
Thirteenth in a series of posts on last things
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November 17, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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The Gospel Preached to the Ends of the Earth open.substack.com/pub/revrober... #MissionaryMandate #GospelToAllPeoples #Oikoumene #Kosmos #Ges #LastThingsSeries #LCMS #Lutheran
The Gospel Preached to the Ends of the Earth
Twelfth in a series of posts on Last Things
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November 16, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Malachi Sermon open.substack.com/pub/revrober... #Malachi #HolyWeek #RefinersFire #TempleVisitation #JesusIsEnough #MinorProphets #LentMidweek #LCMS #Lutheran
Malachi Sermon
Lent Midweek V
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November 15, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Persecution of the Church open.substack.com/pub/revrober... #HatedForHisSake #Persecution #Martyrdom #SignsOfTheTimes #HolySpirit #LastThingsSeries #LCMS #Lutheran
Persecution of the Church
Eleventh in a series of posts on Last Things
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November 14, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Many Will Come in My Name open.substack.com/pub/revrober... #FalseMessiahs #ManyWillComeInMyName #SignsOfTheTimes #Eschatology #LastThingsSeries #LCMS #Lutheran
Many Will Come in My Name
Tenth in a series of posts on Last Things
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November 13, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Wars and Rumors of Wars open.substack.com/pub/revrober... #WarsAndRumorsOfWars #SignsOfTheTimes #SecondAdvent #LaborPains #PeaceOfGod #LastThingsSeries #LCMS #Lutheran
Wars and Rumors of Wars
Ninth in a series of posts on Last Things
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November 12, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Earthquakes and Famines and Pestilences open.substack.com/pub/revrober... #SignsOfTheTimes #Birthpangs #CreationGroans #Eschatology #DisasterResponse #DominionAndStewardship #LCMS #Lutheran
Earthquakes and Famines and Pestilences
Eighth in a series of posts on Last Things
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November 11, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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It is the End of the World open.substack.com/pub/revrober... #ItIsTheEndOfTheWorld #AlreadyAndNotYet #SecondAdvent #BeReady #FinalJudgment #ComeLordJesus #Eschatology #LCMS #Lutheran #Lutherans
It is the End of the World
Yes, we are living in the last days.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM