Mary Sue Dehmlow Dreier, Ph.D. Crossings Int’l Conference, Oct. 22, 2008 Luke 10:29-33 – But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead. …
America’s God: YHWH, Baal, or Golden Calf?
Frederick Niedner Crossings Conference, St. Louis, MO, 21 October 2008 Who Do You Say “I Am”: Getting Honest about God Today Crossings Second International Conference St. Louis, MO, October 19-22, 2008 I’m grateful to be with this group of Crossings friends and colleagues once again. Exemplars like Walter Bouman taught some of us the importance of opening …
“To Steal our Sin”
A Sermon on John 8:31-36 At a Celebration of the Feast of the Reformation Second Crossings Conference, Belleville, Illinois, 21 October 2008 Preacher: Jerome E. Burce, D.Min. + In Nomine Jesu + GRACE TO YOU and peace from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ—the Annoying One, in case you missed it just …
The Lord’s Prayer: Efficiency, Efficacy, and Effect
Marcus Felde. Crossings International Conference, Belleville, Illinois, October 20, 2008 “Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.” (John 16:24) A few years ago, at a regular gathering of ministers of various denominations, I was asked to take my turn leading the group in prayer. I knew them well enough to try something …
God and Pastoral Care
Crossings Conference; Our Lady of the Snow; October 20 – 22, 2008 Who do you say “I am”; Getting Honest about God Today Why Luther’s distinction of Law and Gospel matters more to the world today than ever. Pr. Phil Kuehnert When I hear pastoral care, I think crisis, I hear cry! I probably shouldn’t, but I …
‘And there’s no other God’: Being Honest to God about God
When Paris Hilton, the celebrity who became a celebrity by becoming a celebrity – when Paris Hilton walked into the Central Regional Facility in California last year, she was clutching a Bible and a book. The book, The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle, had been championed by Oprah Winfrey, who said that her favourite quote was …
Biblicism in the ELCA? Can that be true?
Colleagues, A number of ELCA folks have emailed me in recent days telling of their unhappiness with the ELCA’s recently published manual [Augsburg Fortress 2008] to promote Bible reading in the denomination. Its title: OPENING THE BOOK OF FAITH. LUTHERAN INSIGHTS FOR BIBLE STUDY. The common theme of these complaints has been: What this manual says is “Lutheran” …
Luther’s Theology of the Cross and its Relevance for South Asia.
Colleagues, This week amidst world-wide fiscal crisis [remember: “crisis” is the Greek word for “judgment”], a book review about Luther’s theology and Asia. Is that relevant? You decide. Remembering also that the Best News for facing God’s “crisis” is God’s “Christos,” (His) Peace and Joy! Ed Schroeder Christ as Sacrament and Example. Luther’s Theology of the Cross and …
Bush, speaking on the economic chaos
Colleagues, I couldn’t resist. Peace and joy! Ed Schroeder This morning on my computer screen: October 11, 2008 Bush, speaking on the economic chaos for the 21st time out of the past 26 days, said Friday that the government’s rescue program was aggressive enough and big enough to work. “We can solve this crisis and we will,” he …
And the Wall Came Tumbling Down
Colleagues, Sherman Lee’s ThTh post last week was brilliant. From some of the comments coming back to Sherm, I wonder if it may have been too brilliant. Blinding. At the very least so replete with shoptalk from the Crossings club that folks not yet having signed up got something, but didn’t (yet) get IT. Sherm tells me that …
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