Luther on Vocation
As mentioned previously here, Luther possessed a revolutionary understanding of individual vocation that ran counter to the medieval understanding of his day. For his contemporaries, some callings, jobs, positions, etc. were inherently more holy and/or pleasing to God than others. A priest, for example, was held in higher esteem . . .
The Lesser of Two Evils
How should someone concerned about the morality of abortion AND (pre-emptive) war vote today? Is there a moral choice available? Does one candidate represent the 'lesser of two evils'?
The Political Enquirer has an intriguing post this election dayon the subject of ethical voting. What begins with a . . .
On Loving Our Neighbors
Loving our neighbors is one of the greatest challenges in both the Old and New Testaments. Our sinful nature and selfishness make us naturally put ourselves first, in direct contradiction to the command of God. Added to this, our contemporary American culture and its infatuation with the supremacy of the self has lessened any . . .
Luther on God's Ways
Anyone who has been a believer for any time at all will soon come to a point in life where they simply wonder why God has acted the way he has or allowed things to play out the way they did. I suppose there is comfort in knowing that, "Why?" is one of the universal questions of the Christian life. Luther says:
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Luther on Hard Questions
One of the areas I wrestled with most over my years in Reformed theology was its insistence on not only asking but attempting to answer some very 'hard questions' about God, his will, and his ways. As much as the hidden will of God was discussed, there was always lots and lots of speculation about the hidden things of God, . . .
A-musement (26 Sep)
As one who totally identifies with these nerdy Elementary school kids, this commercial makes my sides hurt in laughter...
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Worthless Things
I love it when my daily lectionary readings come together and really punch me in the chest! This morning's Psalter reading (from BoC) and Gospel reading (from LSB) did just that...and it was awesome.
In Psalm 119, I read:
Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things;
and give me life in your ways. . . .
