So this is the entry that I’ve been dreading to write. Simply put, this was one of the worst experiences I’ve had in my writing career. And it actually turned out to be something of a blessing in disguise. But I am getting ahead of myself. Before I get into…
We’ve got another question this week, this time coming from Jeffrey Reynolds: Hoo boy. I haven’t touched on the differences between the various Lutheran synods at all in this series. As a matter of fact, I’ve tried to keep my comments as generic as possible. I probably haven’t succeeded. I…
So we’re continuing our look at the Lutheran Difference. More specifically, we’re answering your questions about the way Lutherans understand things. This week, we’ve got a question from Paul Lee, who asks this: Does Lutheranism have any concept of the Word of God in any broader sense than the Bible…
Every author walks this road at one point or another. It’s a road that they hope leads to the promised land of publication and… …snort… I’m sorry, that’s way too formal and so stuffy. It’s not me. Let’s try this again. So for the past few months, I’ve been spending…
I’m thinking I may have to reorganize some of these posts. I never intended for the confessional to only be about my journey to publication, but it’s kind of turning into that right now. Maybe I’ll dig into that later this week and see what I can come up with.…
So a few weeks back, I threw open the floor for questions and answers. A few people took me up on it and today, I thought I would answer the first one I saw, namely this one: So what’s the difference between Lutheranism and Calvinism? On the surface, it may…
Okay, so I’m a little late in doing this. Actually, I’m a little late in taking care of a lot of things. For example, in my last The Lutheran Difference post, I asked for your questions and promised that I would answer them. And then I didn’t. I have two…
Thanks to some theological musings prompted by the writings of C. S. Lewis, I had stumbled into a science fiction trilogy about a group of aliens on the hunt for grace. And I was bound and determined to get this thing published. I just had a feeling about it. This…
So last week, we wrapped up this series on what makes Lutherans Lutheran. And while we covered a lot of subjects, I can’t shake this nagging feeling that I’ve forgotten something, and it could be something important. But for the life of me, I can’t figure out what it is.…
I’m starting to run out of stuff to talk about. I’m sure that I’m forgetting something, and it’s probably important. If I do eventually remember whatever it is, maybe I’ll do an addenda. But since this is the final planned post in this series, it seems only appropriate to tackle…