Worship: What for? Who acts? Which way does it flow?
Consider the following from John T. Pless: The liturgy is Gottesdienst, divine service, the Lord's service to us through the proclamation of His Word and the giving out of His…
Jesus Visted Doc Martin’s Surgery
In the British television show, Doc Martin, the newly arrived doctor in a small village is annoyed by villagers using the waiting room of his surgery as a social club.…
Law and Gospel: An Agonizing Contradiction within Ourselves
The following is from David P. Scaer, Law and Gospel and the Means of Grace, pp. 4-5 (The Luther Academy: St. Louis, 2008). According to a confessional Lutheran understanding, the law…
World-famous Humble Little Country Doctor
Many ask, “If God exists, why doesn’t He show himself? Then we would worship him.” Answers have been given from reason, philosophy, and piety, but God is not impressed with…
Finally! Some Satisfaction in the Atonement
Two Notes: This article originally published January 3, 2014 on TwinStoneWarden.The problems described here got much better with the publication of Jack Kilcrease's The Doctrine of the Atonement from Luther…
No CEO of Holy Spirit, Incorporated
George Carlin said, “One nice thing about egotists: they don't talk about other people.” The Holy Spirit is not an egotist. He does not talk about himself. He talks about…
The Cracked Foundation of Forde’s Radical Lutheranism
The Cracked Foundation of Forde’s Radical Lutheranism by T. R. Halvorson NOTE: This article may be downloaded as a PDF Document Gerhard Forde says, “Sanctification, if it is to be…
What Can an Old Cigarette Ad Show Us about Gethsemane?
Some of you remember. Before 1971, television had cigarette advertisements. After that, the ads were banned. The jingle for one brand went, “Over, under, around, and through; Pall Mall travels…
He said, “You Are Not Supposed to Hit a Substitute that Hard”
When the quarterback sprained his ankle, his substitute came into the game. On the next play, there was no backfield blocking. Both outside line backers came in fast and hit…
Sitting in the Biggest Corner Ever
A mother ordered her naughty son to sit in a corner. After a few minutes, he told his mother, “I’m sitting down on the outside, but I’m standing up on…
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