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| Skip Wachsmann |
We had a pulpit exchange this past weekend where we brought
in an interim from the Austin area to my church First English. Skip Wachsmann was a graduate of Christ
Seminary-Seminex, the first class that received a degree from their also did so
with the accreditation backing of LSTC.
Skip’s first and only call before becoming an interim in Austin, was 34
years in the inner city of Detroit in an all black congregation. I had the pleasure of working with Skip on
Sunday and seeing his unique preaching style and see what happens to a white
kid from Houston thrown into inner city Detroit for 30+ years. Just days later, I was able to sit down with
Skip and hear stories of Detroit, Seminex, and just his journey to sitting
across from me with a beer and a wealth of knowledge. I had a blast hanging out with him and
hearing stories, some of professors that can still be seen at LSTC and others
about journeying from LCMS to AELC, which would later join with the ALC and the
LCA to form our modern day ELCA. Skip
reminded me with a rememberance of the reformation coming this Sunday about how much trust in God it
takes to really make a difference, and what real faith can look like. Skip and many faculty and students put their
careers on the line to stand up for the Gospel, doesn’t get any more
reformation than that. Thanks Skip,
thanks Seminex, thanks Luther, but most of all thank you Gospel. Happy Reformation everyone and keep standing up for the Gospel.
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