by Christian | Oct 25, 2025 | Ask the Pastor
What's Wrong With Halloween? By the Rev. Christian McShaffrey, M. Div. Pastor of Five Solas Church (Reedsburg, WI) Question: “I was recently surprised to discover that some of the people in our church disapprove of Halloween. Why? What’s so wrong...
by Christian | Jun 12, 2025 | Civic, Culture, Sermons
Five years ago, riots broke out in the streets of our country. I delivered two sermons on the topic in an effort to explain the root causes of rioting and to urge my church members (especially the young adults) never to participate in such social unrest. The response...
by Christian | Mar 12, 2025 | Culture, Ecclesiology
Consumerism and the Church In Some Ways Helpful? By Christian McShaffrey Pastor of Five Solas Church (Reedsburg, WI) Many articles have been written that lament the negative influence “consumerism” has had on the church. Its negative affects are usually considered...
by Christian | Nov 18, 2024 | Conference, Sermons
Many have asked about Pastor McShaffrey’s recent teaching trip to the United Kingdom. He was invited by the Trinitarian Bible Society to lecture at two conferences, but also had a other opportunities to teach. The recordings are posted below: The Doctrine of...
by Christian | Dec 29, 2023 | Ask the Pastor, Evangelistic
Pastor McShaffrey responds to a recurring theme in the comment section of his Facebook post “A Open Letter to Reedsburg Catholics”: “God hates the sin, not the sinner.” This slogan has always been very popular in evangelical churches and, apparently, it is...
