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Bring Bing back home!

Posted on August 14, 2009 by me

Bing Haubrich (son of my friend Mike) has made new friends in Japan, but they want to keep him there. In fact, they have threatened to hold him for ransom unless his American friends and family do two things: 1. … Continue reading →

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A Lutheran perspective on North American Christianity

Posted on August 4, 2009 by me

From a recent sermon (Lutheran): … we need to recognize that the religious culture of North America is Evangelicalism.  This culture has its roots first in Puritanism, which is basically Calvinistic, and secondarily in the great revival movements of the … Continue reading →

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Karl Barth on the Gospel

Posted on August 3, 2009 by me

I’m not a Karl Barth fan, but he had some good thoughts on occasion. The Gospel is not one thing in the midst of other things, to be directly apprehended and comprehended.  The Gospel is the World of the Primal … Continue reading →

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On attending church

Posted on August 2, 2009 by me

To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everybody else, Jesus told this parable: “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood … Continue reading →

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