“The distinctive character of current Lutheranism, however, is largely the result of its continuing search for its own roots in the Reformation and Luther’s thought itself. Beginning in about the 1840s, when J.C.K. von Hofmann appealed to Luther in the argument over atonement, Luther was for the first time set against Lutheran orthodoxy on a […]
Forde Fest 4!
April 29, 2013 The Canon of Scripture: A Guide for the Perplexed “The insistence that scripture interprets itself is simply the hermeneutical correlate of justification by faith alone.”[1] 10:00 – 2:00 p.m. Holy Nativity Lutheran Church, 3900 Winnetka Ave No., New Hope, MN Sign up by contacting one of the three people below: Stew Carlson […]
Steven Gjerde (a.k.a. Rodney King): Can’t we all just get along?
Problem #1: Where’s the beef? Pastor Steven Gjerde, in “Tempering Troublesome Spirits,”[1] faults fellow Lutherans for dealing with “style” rather than doctrine, but he himself has the same problem. He does not want to suggest that “every division is wrong and hateful” (60), but he laments that the NALC and LCMC divide “so sharply over […]
Forde Fest 3!
Forde Fest 3! Monday, August 13, 2012 Engelbrecht claims: Major Lutheran scholars are wrong about a third use of the law. Including Forde…. 10:00 – 2:00 p.m. Holy Nativity Lutheran Church, 3900 Winnetka Ave No., New Hope, MN Cost: $10.00 for lunch and handouts Sign up by contacting one of the three people below: Stew […]
Memorial Day Prayer
Holy and mighty Lord, who has given us this good land for our inheritance, we ask that We may always prove ourselves a people, mindful of your favor and glad to do your will. Bless our nation with honorable industry and sound learning. Save us from violence, Discord and confusion, from pride and arrogance and […]