Colleagues: Here’s an item from our three months in Singapore.Peace & Joy! Ed Schroeder THE CROSS FOR THE MODERN WORLD A Presentation at Queenstown Lutheran Church in Singapore March 24, 2004 INTRODUCTION Is the Cross “old” and the world “modern?” Or is it just the opposite? Depends on what you think “Cross” means, and what “modern” means. …
The Dark Side of Humanity – a Lutheran Take, a Pastoral Caution and Counsel
The following article is written by Paul Goetting. It was written originally for this July edition of THE LUTHERAN, but a time dead-line prevented it from being printed. Instead, it is appearing on THE LUTHERAN’s Web Site. Dave Miller, THE LUTHERAN editor, has granted permission that it be posted here also.Ed Schroeder and Paul have been friends, …
What about Jesus’ Miracles?
Colleagues, Two summers ago we were back in Lithuania where we’d been as ELCA Global Misison Volunteers in 1997. On the morning of our departure to head back home, a dear Russian friend came to say farewell. But before he got that far he said: “I want to be baptized.” After the shock wore off, we checked …
The “So What” Factor
So what? is a question I’ve asked myself many times in the last months as I’ve tried to figure out how to minister from law/gospel theology in a context that doesn’t look anything like a traditional Lutheran congregation (a new city ministry, Faith Place, in the Fox Park neighborhood of St. Louis). Is it really going to …
Discipleship–Lutheran Style
Colleagues, We’re but two weeks away from closure in our 3 months as ELCA Global Mission Volunteers with the Lutheran Church in Singapore. The calling card (everybody has to have one in Asia) they created for me says:”Theologian in Residence.” So I’ve preached 16 times (two more to go), held 8 weekly seminars with pastors (one more …
Some spin-offs from Justification by Faith Alone
Colleagues, We are in the last month of our three months working with the Lutheran Church in Singapore. For my last seminar session with pastors, I’ve been asked to show how the “Augsburg hermeneutic” works when addressing three topics–Biblical authority, church and ministry, and ethics. Anyone of those is already enough for more than one session, but …
Justification by Faith Alone
Colleagues, For this week’s ThTh some old-fashioned seminary classroom stuff–but newly confected for Singapore Lutherans. Ever since we arrived two months ago I’ve had a Monday morning seminar with the pastors of the Lutheran Church here on “Lutheran Distinctives.” This week the topic was “Justification by Faith Alone in the Augsburg Confession and the Apology to the …
“God-Sized” Task to Tame Fallujah
Colleagues, That was the headline in THE STRAITS TIMES, Singapore’s flagship newspaper, a few days ago: “GOD-SIZED” TASK TO TAME FALLUJAH. They were quoting a US Marine commander on site addressing Navy chaplains. “The Marines have been given a ‘God-sized challenge’ to bring security and stability to the Sunni Triangle.”If he only knew what he was really …
Gibson’s “Passion” film, one more time
We saw Gibson’s film here in Singapore. Easter Monday. US$2 each for goldie oldies. My take: The second hero (possibly the first?) is Mary. That’s where Gibson’s old-style Catholicism jumped off the screen for me. She too is a suffering servant. Hers is bloodless in contrast to the oozing blood of her son. And if suffering is the …
Another Look at Gibson’s Film “The Passion of the Christ”
Colleagues, Crossings president Steve Kuhl offers another look at Gibson’s film. Steve’s a farm boy, like me, who got educated. In his case, first as an aeronautical engineer, which brought him to St. Louis 30 years ago to work for McDonnell Douglas. He was there when Seminex happened. Curious, he came over to see what it was …
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