Archive for the ‘Theology’ tag
The Annunciation
I posted a commentary on the incarnation and abortion over at the seminary blog. Go here to check it out.
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Vampire Author’s Second Novel About Jesus
I’m thoroughly enjoying Anne Rice’s second novel about Jesus, having read and enjoyed the first when it came out. It’s called, Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana. Her first novel about Jesus which looked at a portion of his childhood is Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt.
I am one who has [...]
Lutherans Before Luther?
Thanks to Rev. Paul McCain for bringing this fine article by Pastor William Weedon to light. Did Lutheranism exist before there was a Martin Luther? In other words, did the Lutheran Reformers innovate a new doctrine or are the standards of the Reformation truly catholic? Read and enjoy.
UPDATE: Here it is as [...]
Not Just Any God Will Do
January 6 is the Feast of the Epiphany of Our Lord. The word “epiphany” means that something is revealed. Epiphany is a season which focuses on the manifestations of Jesus’ divine nature. God reveals His glory most supremely in the flesh and blood of a man, Jesus Christ.
The Gospel reading for this day is Matthew [...]
Symposium on the Atonement
Why did Jesus die on the cross? I wrote a blog post on that question a while back and it is by far the number one most viewed post on this blog still to this day. Not that I wrote something so terrific. But I still get Google hits on it daily. [...]
Protestant Knee-Jerking
Philip Meade is a great blogging buddy over at The Beast’s Lair whom I’ve enjoyed reading for quite some time. Currently, I believe, he is a student at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY whose president, by the way, Albert Mohler, is an active blogger himself. See here for President Mohler’s [...]
Homily for 23rd Sunday After Trinity (today)
The is the sermon I preached today at Redeemer as our pastor was away.
Twenty-Third Sunday After TrinityNovember 11, 2007Text: Matthew 22:15-22
People say that the two topics you should never bring up in polite conversation are politics and religion because those are two topics about which most people have strong opinions. With another presidential election [...]
Chapel Sermon
Kramer ChapelOctober 8, 2007Text: Mark 11:12-14, 20-24
The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs. Then [...]
Reviving Private Confession
There’s a neat article in the Wall Street Journal about the renewed emphasis on Confession in both Roman Catholic and non-Roman circles. Here it is.
Sometimes when you talk about going to private confession, otherwise conservative Lutherans look at you like you’ve grown a second nose on your face. It’s like they’ve never heard [...]
Preaching to Future Preachers
Here is my seminary chapel homily from this morning:
Kramer Chapel HomilyAugust 2, 2007Text: Acts 26: 1-23
St. Paul was called before kings and governors to explain himself and defend his apostolic ministry. In so doing, he gives us a very nice summary of what a minister in God’s church is to be about.
He [...]
