The ELCA will soon vote to “ordain” deacons. The ELCA Churchwide Assembly, meeting August 5-10, 2019, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, will take this action, which requires a constitutional change (¶7.52 will be amended to add the word “ordained”). Read more here.
Three Noteworthy Items…
Gene Veith reviews a new book by James Edwards about NT Scholar and Lutheran pastor Ernst Lohmeyer who was murdered by Communists after WWII, Jason Hill writes on Taboo Truths About Transphobia, and Michelle Malkin calls for the defunding of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services after their support for open borders.
Martin Luther’s Translation of the Bible
The Lutheran church is the only church without a fixed Biblical canon. The eminent German professor Dr. Dorothea Wendebourg explains why and so much more. Read it here.
Forde – The End of Theology
Forde: “We are not in the business of bringing in the Kingdom. There ought to be a big sign on the Kingdom of God: Keep out! God at work! Coming soon, but in the meantime, mind your own business!” Read the whole thing here.
In the news…
How we got the good book – Luke Timothy Johnson
A review of The Archeology of the Earliest Christian Manuscripts by Brent Nongbri
Luther College students learn that Christianity is an oppresive politcal system – Robert Spenser
Luther College joins the race to the bottom in American education