Reformation Sunday 2017 Sermon & Cantata of the Week On this historic Sunday, I am actually preaching one of Martin Luther’s sermons (edited). I will be preaching the second “Invocavit” sermon, from March 10, 1522. See the history of these sermons below. It comes from a critical time in the Reformation, about a year afterContinue reading “Reformation Sunday 2017: Sermon & Cantata of the Week”
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Saturday Brunch, October 28, 2017 — List Edition
Hello, friends, and welcome to the weekend. I hope it’s a good one. Shall we start it with some brunch? I thought we might mix it up this week with a “list” edition. That is, we can make some nice lists that we can nicely argue over in the nice comments section. Why not startContinue reading “Saturday Brunch, October 28, 2017 — List Edition”
Reformation 500:The Hiddeness of God in Luther’s Theological Method
In few areas did Martin Luther break more cleanly from the Roman Church than in his outright rejection of scholastic theology. This was not a superficial revision of certain scholastic abuses, but a full-blown condemnation of the heart of scholastic thought. Perhaps this is most clearly seen in his radical departure from the prevailing theologicalContinue reading “Reformation 500:The Hiddeness of God in Luther’s Theological Method”
Evolution: Scripture and Nature say Yes! Chapter 3- Terms that Begin to Free Us
Evolution: Scripture and Nature Say Yes Chapter 3- Terms that Begin to Free Us By Denis O. Lamoureux To begin Chapter 3- Terms that Begin to Free Us, Denis makes the point that the origins debate is fueled by conflation of ideas. For most people today, the word “evolution” is conflated with a godless andContinue reading “Evolution: Scripture and Nature say Yes! Chapter 3- Terms that Begin to Free Us”
Senator Flake’s Luther Moment
Senator Flake’s Luther Moment When we remain silent and fail to act when we know that that silence and inaction is the wrong thing to do — because of political considerations, because we might make enemies, because we might alienate the base, because we might provoke a primary challenge, because ad infinitum, ad nauseam —Continue reading “Senator Flake’s Luther Moment”
iMonk Classic: A Reformation Day Meditation
From Oct. 31, 2005. “Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord GOD, “when I will send a famine on the land- not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD. They shall wander from sea to sea, and from north to east; they shall runContinue reading “iMonk Classic: A Reformation Day Meditation”
Reformation 500: Luther’s Prayers
Some Prayers of Martin Luther One of Martin Luther’s tasks in reforming the church and raising the level of faith among the people was helping them learn to pray. For example, in his greatest work, The Small Catechism, he encouraged families to have morning and evening prayers together. How the head of the family shouldContinue reading “Reformation 500: Luther’s Prayers”
Reformation 500: Sermon on Conversion (1Thess 1:1-10)
Sermon: Conversion (1 Thess 1:1-10) Reformation Principles in 1Thessalonians Introduction One of life’s most difficult realities is change. Most of us have a way of doing things, a pattern of life, habits, routines; and we find it hard to adjust those or go in different directions. We have proverbs that talk about how we getContinue reading “Reformation 500: Sermon on Conversion (1Thess 1:1-10)”
19th Sunday after Trinity: Pic & Cantata of the Week
(Click on picture to see larger image) This article describes the metaphorical world Bach creates in today’s rich solo bass cantata, BWV 56, “Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen” (I will gladly carry the cross)”. Cantata 56 was written for the 19th Sunday after Trinity in 1726 (October 27 that year). The Gospel reading forContinue reading “19th Sunday after Trinity: Pic & Cantata of the Week”
Reformation 500: What I Like about Lutheran Baptism
What I Like about Lutheran Baptism I had the privilege of baptizing two little girls this morning, and it reminded me that one of the stumbling blocks I had to get over as a post-evangelical was the issue of baptism. For most of my pastoral career I was a credo-baptist, that is, I practiced “believer’s baptism,”Continue reading “Reformation 500: What I Like about Lutheran Baptism”
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