Faith, Scripture, and Ethics

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

First observations on Mark 7: 24-37

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Gospel text for Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B [Sept 6, 2009] v. 24 “He entered a house there where he didn't think he would...
Monday, August 31, 2009

Full communion?

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From a post at Christian Post: Lutheran ministers who are in same-sex relationships will not be allowed to serve as clergy in United Me...
Saturday, August 29, 2009

Government can be an inefficient deacon

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I recently saw two articles – one by Robert Martin in the Young Anabaptist Radicals blog and the article to which he is reacting, by Tim S...
Tuesday, June 16, 2009

First observations on I Samuel 17 [David vs. Goliath]

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The entire concept of holy war has bothered me since I grew up. When I was a boy it seemed that David was a great guy because he was helpin...
Monday, June 15, 2009

What's in your mailbox?

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The mainline church I attend would not expect Communion to be celebrated without a clergyperson officiating. “Order” seems to be important...

At cross purposes with the message

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There is continuing to be a lot of furor over the murder of the Kansas abortionist in his own church. Most mainstream and liberal media ar...
Sunday, June 14, 2009

Preliminary observations on Mark 4:35-41

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As we read the Gospels we continue to wonder why the disciples “didn’t get it.” From early ministry until even after Resurrection this see...
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