Category Archives: Ablaze
The Real Plasticity of the Text
The Reverend Doctor Jeffery Kloha has been pilloried for asserting the plasticity of the New Testament text. I don’t agree in general with his paper that makes the argument and I don’t agree with how he reaches the following conclusion, … Continue reading
Explore God But Not Too Closely
I can’t get away from exploregod.com. It’s in the mail, phone messages, emails, and on billboards and radio. It’s a pan-Christian movement meant to appeal to what used to be called “seekers.” LCMS churches are participating in this movement. The … Continue reading
Now We’re Really Cooking
You just thought you knew what it meant to be Ablaze! or as the Pentecostals have always said “on fire for the Lord.”
Plain Label Christianity and Hall Monitors
There are hundreds of shampoos on the market; far too many to make any logical, rational, certain choice, so I choose one called “Generic Shampoo.” There are hundreds of beers too. All have competing claims and counter claims so I … Continue reading
Don’t Even Bother to ask Your Doctor
Since the late 1990s prescription drug use has grown exponentially. In large part this has been due to the “ask your doctor if _____ is right for you” ad campaign. Doctors are hard pressed when you say, “I have these … Continue reading
Have the flames been fanned or has Ablaze hit the fan?
This is from the official annual report on the Fan into Flames funds found at www.fanintoflamelcms.org Resolution 1-09 adopted at the 2007 Synod convention required “a detailed annual report…to be published throughout the Synod.” The report is only 6 pages … Continue reading
Pope Pardons John Lennon
I wanted to title this “John Lennon’s Theology Better than Pope’s,” but I thought better of it.
In the Year 2525
Here we are at the end of our Church Year and at the beginning of a new one, and I’m thinking about the year 2525.
“Stupid Boy”
I must be stupid. I thought “Stupid Boy” was song by a girl when it fact it is sung by a guy. However, since that guy is Keith Urban, I can am excused for being justifiably confused, and believe it … Continue reading
Coach or First Class?
Psalm 56: 3, 4 reads: “3. What time I am afraid, I will trust in Thee. 4. In God I will praise His word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto … Continue reading