#798 The Quest

Today we bring you a long read: a thought-provoking essay by the Rev. Dr. Kenneth Dobson. Ken is a retired Presbyterian minister, now working in the office of the President of Payap University, in Thailand. He is a friend and theological collaborator of Ed Schroeder, and his writings have appeared several times in the pages of Thursday Theology, …

#797 The Passive Church. An Argument in its Favor.

Colleagues, We lapsed. We missed not one, but two weeks of posting, and even in this third week we’re days overdue. It was bound to happen at some point, I suppose. Your editors (three of us on the team) have full-time jobs with demands that flow and ebb, and none of us belongs to that class of super-mortals …

#796 The Lazarus Story

Colleagues, Once again we bring you a contribution from Bob Schultz and Rich Jungkuntz. They appeared together last year in ThTheol #726. They continue to work together on a fresh English edition of Werner Elert’s systematics text, The Christian Faith, Bob translating in Seattle while Rich reads and comments from his home in Thailand. They’re also collaborating on other things, …

#795 Liturgy and Gospel: A Snippet of Pastoral Counsel

Colleagues, Pr. Ron Neustadt is our contributing writer this week. Recently retired, Ron has been working on a major Crossings project, details of which will be announced when the time is right, which isn’t yet. As you’ll see below, he’s also reaping one of the rewards that come to faithful pastors who win the love and respect of …