Category Archives: Theological Musings

From Ross Douthat in the NY Times Opinion Pages: But the more important factor in hell’s eclipse, perhaps, is a peculiar paradox of modernity. As our lives have grown longer and more comfortable, our sense of outrage at human suffering … Continue reading →

I just found out that in that that great theological fondue pot that is my mind, I have come to a conclusion that is shared with Karl Barth, kind of. (I guess that means that if I’m a heretic, at … Continue reading →

“Mankind has a free will; but it is free to milk cows and to build houses, nothing more.” ~Martin Luther Contrary to Luther, I believe in free will. I always have. It’s possible, I guess, that I was designed to … Continue reading →

I’ve been listening to Phillip Cary’s series Luther: Gospel, Law and Reformation from The Teaching Company.  As I’ve said before, I was raised Lutheran (what used to be the LCA Synod). When I was 12 or so, I learned Reformation … Continue reading →