Category Archives: Theological Musings

It’s fun to be in the ELCA

Posted on August 22, 2009 by me

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has taken yet one more step away from orthodoxy this week as they voted to endorse same-sex relationships that are “chaste, monogamous and lifelong,” whatever that means.  As Paul McCain has pointed out, they … Continue reading →

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Issues with the Emergent movement

Posted on August 20, 2009 by me

Years ago, when the whole emerging/emergent thing was in its infancy, I was quite intrigued with what these guys were saying, as they echoed some of the same issues I was having with the evangelical church.  As I’ve written here … 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 Preaching Law vs Preaching Gospel

Posted on July 27, 2009 by me

The Internet Monk has a great post (correction, rant) today about pastors who preach the law rather than the gospel.  For a Baptist, he’s pretty smart: Law preaching is powerful. It feels powerful. Even when it’s done poorly and just … Continue reading →

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