I finally put my finger on what bothers me about Intelligent Design: the argument that the design of creation points to or even proves the existence of a creator. What bothers me is it’s not that intelligent. Continue reading
Wrestle at Jabbok rather than with Jabberwocky
“The #1 reason students give for rejecting the gospel is evolution.” So says the flyer from the Alpha Omega Institute, and so said the Rev. Christian Tiews in a presentation at the Higher Things conference in Nashville. Continue reading
Faith in Faith versus Faith in Christ
“Conventional wisdom,” the actual publica doctrina of the public is that a positive attitude toward illness helps in terms of survival and reoccurrence. “Just believing” helps. It is my contention not only that it doesn’t help physically but it hurts spiritually. Continue reading
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Inculturation
Don’t hold me to it; more aptly don’t hold him to it, but I think this is a one sentence summary of the Rev. James Alan Waddell’s 2005 magnum opus The Struggle to Reclaim the Liturgy in the Lutheran Church. This work is well-worth ready even though he shoots down many of my favorite arguments for the historic liturgy. Continue reading
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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.” Continue reading
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Immersing our Theology
Every Lutheran pastor has been asked to make an exception and baptize someone by immersion. LCMS Chaplain Oliver Washington, Jr. is pictured in the May 2010 Lutheran Witness as doing that on page 18. And what’s the big deal about that? More than a soldier is being immersed; our theology is. Continue reading
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Chanel Number 1
Chanel Number 5 I think is one of the more pricier perfumes, but I think Chanel Number 1 has a lesson worth learning. Continue reading
The Pendulum’s Natural Swing
If you follow synodical politics, they shadow US politics. The country is in an uproar over the liberal president, so the polling data for pro-life and other conservative causes is up. Rev. Matt Harrison’s “numbers” reflect this same sentiment. Continue reading
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Owning the Mystery
This is from the pen of Rev. Dr. William W. Schumacher, Dean of Theological Research and Publication at Concordia St. Louis. Continue reading
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Don’t Be a Punk
I can’t take credit for this observation; I can only show that Shakespeare knew it long ago. Continue reading
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