Thursday Theology

  Co-missioners,   Our brother Peter Keyel’s piece last week—America’s Political Divide and the Wrath of God—sparked strong reactions from some of our regular readers. We the editors are very grateful for this feedback, as it may lead all of us …

 Co-missioners, Peter Keyel, a professor in the biological sciences department at Texas Tech University, is a longtime contributor to our work at Crossings. He has written now and then for Thursday Theology, most recently in August of last year. His was …

 What I Learned from Talking with Kids About SinBy Carol BraunSin was on my mind this summer. In the sticky heat of mid-July, in a beautiful, lofty, sweltering old fellowship hall illumined by a stained-glass rose window, I sweated my way …

Co-missioners, Last week Mike Hoy gave us a brief though closely documented account of ongoing efforts by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) to reshape its ethnic and racial configuration.  And no wonder the effort is being made. From the moment …

Co-missioners, Crossings, a pan-Lutheran community, has always contained within itself a range of viewpoints on matters political, ethical, and ecclesiological. We think that’s a good thing! The love of the Gospel has a way of bringing people together across seemingly insurmountable …

Co-missioners,  Today I follow on the heels of my new editorial colleague, Robin Lütjohann, with some introductory remarks about the second part of an important essay by Kurt Hendel.   Kurt was one of my teachers fifty years ago at Christ …

Co-missioners,  As our beloved editor, and now my co-editor, Jerry Burce announced last week, starting with today I get to help him carry the torch of the Thursday Theology tradition. What an honor! In keeping with existing patterns, this involves …

Co-missioners, Our editor has thoughts to share and an announcement to make. Peace and Joy, The Crossings Community _______________________________________________________ Back to the Basics by Jerome Burce I returned to my roots this week. I mean “roots” as in theological roots, which lie for me in the Lutheran …

Co-missioners,  We’re in the middle of peak wedding season in the U.S. This runs from May through October with spikes of activity in June and September. So Google says, at any rate. Lots of pastors would confirm this. One such …

Co-missioners,  Last week Gary Simpson told the story of Wolfhart Pannenberg’s emergence as a major theologian in the final third of the twentieth century. Today he points to some key features of Pannenberg’s thought. Peace and Joy, The Crossings Community   …