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To Creed or not to Creed?

Posted on October 9, 2009 by me

Again, the Internet Monk has an interesting post in his series on “Evangelical Liturgy,” this time on the use (or non-use) of the Apostles’ and Nicene Creeds.   It has never occurred to me that any church would not subscribe to … Continue reading →

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Reminder of a kinder, gentler (Lutheran) time

Posted on October 3, 2009 by me

Whenever I visit my home town of Hallock, MN (which isn’t often), I am reminded – a lot – of Garrison Keillor’s Lake Wobegon. Besides all of the small-town weirdness and the Lutheran culture, there’s something simple and nice and … Continue reading →

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N.T. Wright’s Justification, Pt 2

Posted on October 1, 2009 by me

As I wrote in my prior post, I am reading through NT Wright’s book Justification, which is a response to John Piper’s The Future of Justification: A Response to NT Wright.  Piper is coming from the Reformed or Calvinist point … Continue reading →

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Reading N.T. Wright’s Justification

Posted on September 30, 2009 by me

I am reading through N.T. Wright’s recent book, Justification, which is written as a response to John Piper’s criticism of Wright’s views as presented in other books. This comes at a very interesting time for me, as I have just … Continue reading →

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