Late Luther On The Ministry (1535, 1542) [1] Some Luther scholars claim that Luther’s early statements on Ministry were made in the confusion of starting up and that after mature reflection he developed a “higher” view of Ministry. Not true. Sept 12, 1535. A letter by Luther to Dorothea Joerger “On the other matter, do not be led astray by […]
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Calvin is back: Why not Luther?
“When Calvinist preacher Jonathan Edwards told worshipers in 1741 that they were loathsome spiders held over the pit of hell by the gracious hand of an offended God, he wasn’t speaking a heretical creed but the basic vocabulary of American faith.” “Much of modern Christianity preaches a comforting Home Depot theology: You can do it. […]
The CORE Chorus
When CORE launches The North American Lutheran Church (NALC) in August 2010, will it require the threefold historic episcopate? No, but note the chorus that will sing at this launching: Read more here and as a .PDF file here.
CORE – more clergy-centered in the NALC
How does LCMC differ from the NALC (North American Lutheran Church) which CORE is starting? Two of many differences: 1. The NALC will be led by a bishop who alone can install his successor into office. 2. In the NALC the national assembly will include all pastors and bishops as delegates and “approximately an equal number […]
Cross Niagara v. Cross & Resurrection
“Jesus invites each of us to climb on his shoulders so he can carry us from sinfulness to God’s eternal grace. It is by faith that each of us chooses whether to climb on Jesus’ shoulders and let him take us there,” writes an ELCA pastor in The Lutheran (March 2010, p.3). This article is […]