Christ is everywhere. God, help us see!
I've put off substantial biblical discussion thus far, limiting my biblical references to was of raising up issues around marriage not typically associated with a faith approach. Hopefully I've made some room for sociological and eschatological reflection in this theological thought exercise, but you'll have to tell me.
Read MoreNo hate yet, so its time to start at the end and work from there. This approach will probably be less helpful than with other topics, but moving quickly to an eschatological vision in theological reflection is a helpful approach.
Read MoreIts probably time for me to open up to the hating. I'm going to reflect on marriage. Regardless of your opinion, you probably won't like what I write unless we've already had conversations about marriage. I do not mean to offend you.
Read More...at least of Chapter 3. As I begin to editing of my third chapter, the systematic theology that I carry as a framework into my congregational research, reflection on which will then drive me back into my systematic theology, I thought it fitting to post the end of the chapter.
Read MoreThe church, in its sacramental practices, is bipolar.
Read MoreOne of the classic Lutheran debates is the number of uses of the law. Rather than try to weigh in on that topic, I want to show that the connection between vocation and worship does not send Christians into the third use (if there is one), but instead sends us back into the first use. But for the sake of clarity and the argument below, I should take a moment and clarify what these uses are.
Read MoreThis will break the line of thought I've been developing, but in an effort to get some interblog conversation going, I want to respond to a blog post from a colleague. Click here to read it. I would normally do this in the comments section of his blog, but given what will be my rambling response to his reasonable thought, I need more room. Of late, I've experienced several people, often pastors, complaining about lack of attendance at church. I give Frank credit for looking to some reason rather than just venting, but I think we as church need to look harder at both ourselves and the changing culture of the United States.
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