Combining Was Pretty Rough on Jesus
The combine, originally called the combine harvester, is a machine that harvests grain. It combines three harvest operations: reaping, threshing, and winnowing. Winnowing uses wind to separate chaff and dust…
One Big Wrong Makes Us Right
As lousy moments go, it was one of the lousiest. It was during a visit to Stordahl Cemetery. Not much there. The church building is gone. Only the bell and…
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…
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