The Lutheran Vegan

Written by Pastor Anthony J. Iovine

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” – 1 Peter 1:3

  • Unplugged But Transformed

    Saturday’s Verse: From Romans 12:2 ESV Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and…


  • August 29th – Three Things

    It’s Friday evening and I’m wiped out. Did I learn three things today? Of course!


  • Hope That Waits With Confidence

    Friday’s Reading: From Romans 8:18-25 ESV For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. For the creation waits with eager longing for…


  • August 28 – Three Things

    I have to be honest – when I write these posts in my journal, they sound so much more important and witty. They are not witty or important.


  • Pray for Jen Psaki

    This is what MSNBC thinks of Christians and everyone who prays. I’m thankful that I don’t pay for cable or cable-lite streaming services that send even a penny of mine to this network. Instead, tonight I’ll say a…


  • Organic vs. Conventional Fruits and Vegetables

    I don’t remember if I was in high school or college, but at some point, while getting a haircut, I asked my barber which shaving cream I should buy. Consumers were being bombarded with endless ads promoting moisturizing…


  • Embracing the Cross

    Today’s Verse: From Luke 22:42 ESV (Jesus said) “Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me. Nevertheless, not My will, but Yours, be done.” At Gethsemane, Jesus prays a brutally honest prayer. He does not spare…


  • August 27 – Three Things

    I can’t believe this amazing August weather! It being this cool and comfortable in the hottest month of the year, while thankful to God, I’m a little worried about the coming winter. If it gets this cool so…


  • What exactly does being a Lutheran have to do with being a vegan?

    To answer the question posed in the title – nothing. Being a Lutheran and being a vegan are clearly two distinctly different things. Here in America, being a vegan is not something that is widely accepted, and in…


  • Blessed Are the Reviled

    Jesus is blunt. If we follow him we will be misunderstood. We will be mocked. We may even be hated. It won’t be because we are rude or loud or too intense. It will be because he himself…


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I’m a Lutheran Pastor in northern New Jersey who just so happens to love God and animals.