Joseph D. Klotz

Οὐ γὰρ ἐπαισχύνομαι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον, δύναμις γὰρ θεοῦ ἐστιν εἰς σωτηρίαν παντὶ τῷ πιστεύοντι, Ἰουδαίῳ τε πρῶτον καὶ Ἕλληνι.

WELCOME

Welcome to my little corner of the Web. This is an experimental personal webpage, hosted on my own desktop computer in the spirit of the old Internet. I'll use it to post sermons, messages, links, and whatever else seems worth putting online. There will probably always be something unfinished around here.

DISPATCHES

20 October 2026 2015 hrs

The Evangelical Lutheran Prayer Book 2026 is finished and off to Lulu for a proof copy. New in this edition: a greatly expanded collection of hymns, sequences, and other chants, plus a cleaned-up layout throughout. Click here for the book.

13 October 2026 2121 hrs

FORT WAYNE, Ind., Oct. 13 - Concordia Theological Seminary celebrated Donation Day Tuesday, welcoming supporters bearing gifts for its Food and Clothing Co-op. The festivities included groundbreaking ceremonies for a new 13,000-square-foot facility, scheduled for completion in summer 2027. The cooperative provides essential supplies to seminarians and their families free of charge. Click here for the story.

9 October 2026 0845 hrs

FORT WAYNE, Ind., Oct. 7 (CNB) -- Concordia Theological Seminary's co-op provides students and families with free groceries, clothing and household goods. Supporters will gather Tuesday, Oct. 13, for Donation Day to replenish supplies for seminarians. Click here for the story.

8 October 2026 0826 hrs

NEW YORK, Oct. 5 - An unexpected visitor interrupted a Catholic church service when a raccoon wandered inside during evening prayers. The animal's appearance was captured on video. Click here for the story.

Going to be a long day of studying today. Lots to prepare for. But, we're half way through the quarter.

7 October 2026 2300 hrs

HANOI, Vietnam (Oct. 6) - Police arrested 12 suspects accused of stealing pet cats for meat, exposing an alleged operation targeting household animals for the local food trade. Click here for the story.

7 October 2026 2212 hrs

The sermon went well. It's nice working with our new first year field worker. There were so many noisy babies there tonight. Such a good problem to have. LOL!

7 October 2026 1724 hrs

Getting ready for church at Zion. Preaching tonight! Psalm 110...

SERMONS

Date	Sermon
7 October 2026	Wednesday after the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity (Psalm 110)
4 October 2026	Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity

ARTICLES

Date	Article
29 June 2024	What is Cultural Marxism?
5 June 2024	Thoughts on Demographics, Higher Criticism, and the Future of the LCMS
16 May 2024	What Do You Say Scripture Is?
16 April 2024	A Meditation on Sin, Guilt, and Salvation
15 November 2022	Old Glory Lutheran Church: A Diatribe on Flags in the Sanctuary
26 November 2021	Civil Disobedience
13 July 2017	Confess With Your Mouth, or...The Last Time I'm Going to Argue with Gideons
24 April 2016	In Response to Hans Bischof Regarding Decision Theology and Silly Arguments
19 October 2015	A Christian Nation
5 June 2015	Why I Quit the Gideons
24 April 2015	Personhood - Part 2
17 April 2015	Personhood

LINKS OF INTEREST

Name	Link	Description
PoemsILike.com	PoemsILike.com	A website dedicated to poems that I like.
The Evangelical Lutheran Prayer Book 2026	ELPB 2026	The new edition of my prayer book: daily prayer offices for each season of the church year, the NKJV Psalter pointed for chanting, an expanded collection of hymns and chants with music, and Luther's Small Catechism. Available in paperback.
The Evangelical Lutheran Prayer Book 2022	ELPB 2022	My prayer book of daily prayer offices for each season of the church year, with the NKJV Psalter pointed for chanting and Luther's Small Catechism.
The Hodgkins Lutheran	The Hodgkins Lutheran	The Hodgkins Lutheran website and blog.
THL BBS	THL BBS	The Hodgkins Lutheran's old-school bulletin board system (BBS).
Physician's Handbook of Vitamin B17 Therapy	Vitamin B17 Handbook	Totally crazy and not at all compelling alternative cancer treatment.
Zion Lutheran Church (LCMS)	Zion Ev. Luth. Church	The website of Zion Lutheran Church - Columbia City, IN (LCMS).

ABOUT

I'm Joseph D. Klotz, a second-year student at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana. I like theology, preaching, writing, retro-computing, and old fashioned websites. This page is partly a place to collect those interests and partly an excuse to tinker. If you want to know more about me, click here. The bio is a year old now, so there are some things that are out of date. This is the one I used on my seminary application. I'll get around to updating it...sometime.

You can also read my personal confession of Lutheran faith.