Every now and then, a meme will make the rounds that gets stuck in my craw. It’s happened to me a few times before. And rather than just brush it off and go about my life, I feel the urge to do something about it. Sometimes it’s as simple as…
This is post 33 of 34 in the series “The Lutheran Difference” A series of posts explaining what makes Lutheran Christians different from other Christians. The Lutheran Difference: An Introduction The Lutheran Difference: Historical Background The Lutheran Difference: The Light Bulb Moment The Lutheran Difference: Indulge Me for a Moment…
This is post 26 of 34 in the series “The Lutheran Difference” A series of posts explaining what makes Lutheran Christians different from other Christians. The Lutheran Difference: An Introduction The Lutheran Difference: Historical Background The Lutheran Difference: The Light Bulb Moment The Lutheran Difference: Indulge Me for a Moment…
This is post 15 of 34 in the series “The Lutheran Difference” A series of posts explaining what makes Lutheran Christians different from other Christians. The Lutheran Difference: An Introduction The Lutheran Difference: Historical Background The Lutheran Difference: The Light Bulb Moment The Lutheran Difference: Indulge Me for a Moment…
This is post 14 of 34 in the series “The Lutheran Difference” A series of posts explaining what makes Lutheran Christians different from other Christians. The Lutheran Difference: An Introduction The Lutheran Difference: Historical Background The Lutheran Difference: The Light Bulb Moment The Lutheran Difference: Indulge Me for a Moment…
Normally on Mondays, I share a little devotional thought or two. Except for the past few months, which were filled with my rambling posts about gnosticism. I fully intended to get back to devotional stuff for today. But then, this past weekend, I got caught up on my TV shows…
Up until now, we’ve talked about how neo pseudo gnosticism pertains to the life after death. But what about the life here-and-now? Has this pale echo of an ancient heresy effected the way we look at the world around us? I think it has, more specifically, what it means to…
My goodness, it’s been a while, hasn’t it? It’s been close to two months since my last post about neo pseudo gnosticism. That’s mostly due to my recent change of life circumstances. Moving halfway across the country and starting with a new church hasn’t exactly left a lot of time…
I once read a story about a new pastor who was asked to preach at a funeral. He had never done that before, so he was a little worried about what he should say, how he should say it, that sort of thing. He was really uncertain what to do,…
You may have noticed that I’ve got a bee in my bonnet about this whole neo pseudo gnosticism business. It’s not obvious at all, is it? Well, this week, my multi-part tirade is going to intersect with another pet peeve of mine. But before I get to that, I want…