What does this mean?

Carthage, Missouri is named after the famous, ancient, north African city of Carthage, or Carthago, St. Augustine's early home. Carthage posed a very real threat to the city of Rome and its desire for world dominance. These two cities were therefore arch enemies. The Roman elder statesman Cato the Elder is said to have ended all his speeches in the senate with the phrase "Carthago delenda est" which means "Carthage must be destroyed."
Thus the title of this blog means "Carthage must NOT be destroyed!" Of course, nobody would want his own city destroyed, but my fuller meaning, being a Lutheran Pastor, is a prayer that God would continue to bless the spiritual life in this city through the preaching of the pure Gospel and the correct administration of the sacraments. It is a prayer that God would let Faith Lutheran Church of Carthage continue to be the salt-of-the-earth preservative in our community!

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Lent 2, February 28th

One word, "weep" ties together the readings this Sunday. Jesus wept over Jerusalem's refusal to repent and recognize "the day of God's favor" in the coming to them of the Messiah. St. Paul urges his fellow Christians "with tears" to keep striving to imitate the best examples among their fellow Christians, in response to God's mercy and forgiveness, as they stand firm in their hope of the resurrection of the body. The Faith sermon for Lent 2 is based on that epistle lesson, Philippians 3:17-4:1

Faith Carthage Sermon, Lent 2, February 28, 2010
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